Where is Home?
This Fall, after a decade of living in the United States, I had the good fortune to return for a few weeks to my parents’ place in my hometown, Satu Continue Reading
The sacred mysteries of our life
AS PART OF OUR SERIES ON “SACRED TIME,” WE DISCUSS THE MYSTERIES OF THE CHURCH, THE SACRAMENTS, THAT WE ALL EXPERIENCED DURING OUR LIFETIME, WITH FATHER OVIDIU MARGINEAN (FATHER OVI), Continue Reading
Sacrament or Mystery
Christianity is not a highly refined “spiritual” religion. It has a persistent connection with the ash and the dust of this world. Christian life is not a Manichean struggle where Continue Reading
The sacraments in health institutions
In health care, we are often confronted by the disparities and inequities of care. When the focus is on healing the body, we also know that the illness can often Continue Reading
Bodybuilding
No one who knows me or has seen a photo of me would mistake me for a bodybuilder, but I have been thinking a great deal these days about my Continue Reading
Rhythm in Life – Fr. Isaac (from teenage hip-hop to daily monastic prayer)
Raised and schooled Roman Catholic, Fr. Isaac of Holy Resurrection Monastery (St. Nazianz, Wisconsin) fell out of faith during his rebellious teenage years. He walked into the desert of “living Continue Reading
Such are the times (a student’s spiritual reflection during the time of a pandemic)
A very natural reaction to the situation at hand is one of questioning. The magnitude of the change in our lives and the sense that the world is locked up Continue Reading
Discovering God’s Mission for Us
It was in Detroit at our last convocation that I was able to share some of my deep concerns about the Church with our clergy. That gathering, which took place Continue Reading
Building a legacy of kindness, love and care
As a hospital chaplain during the most intense months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Father Radu Titonea witnessed firsthand the fragility and preciousness of human life, and the need for love, Continue Reading
Chrysalis
This year, you may recall, the central editorial theme of Unirea/Canton is supposed to be liturgy. It seems that nature had other plans. The pandemic afflicting the planet right now has cut us Continue Reading