The Word Among Us

January 2025 Issue

Publisher's Letter

Hope Does Not Disappoint

Every now and then, when I’m thinking about a difficult situation, my wife, Jeannie, will catch me talking about it out loud: More »

Hope Does Not Disappoint

We all know that life can be difficult at times. It wouldn’t be hard for us to come up with a list of woes that plague the world, issues like war, famine, sexual violence, and grinding poverty. More »

Special Feature

We Go to God as Christians

Did you know that in the American Southeast between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, numerous Catholics, both Spanish and Native American, gave up their lives in witness to their faith in Christ? More »

Closed Doors and Open Windows

I will never forget how excited I felt as I opened the letter from the diaconate office for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, Long Island. More »