Features
Loss Is a Body In Flames
Michelle Bitting, whose home burned in the January 2025 Palisades fire, reflects on living with loss and the promise of wholeness.
A Book Thief’s Confession
Mike Jordan Laskey wonders whether St. Anthony can help him locate his lost books he’s lended out. But can the patron saint of lost causes help Laskey with the borrowed books he’s never returned himself?
The Weight We Carry
Michelle Gillie, LMU prof., writes about the death her of nephew and reflects on the struggles and other Black women face every day in an American that seems to not fully accept her, and them.
To Grieve For Oneself
Lynell George ’84 writes about losing and grieving parts of oneself when circumstances beyond our control force major and unwanted life changes upon us.
Going, Going, Gone
John Rosengren has collected baseball cards since his childhood. But when he sold them, he wondered what else he’d lost in the exchange.
What’s the Matter With U.S. Soccer?
Is the pay-to-play system prevalent in U.S. youth soccer the reason for frequently disappointing results from the U.S. Men’s National Team?
L.A.’s Guardian Angels
If L.A. politics has shifted toward the progressive end of the spectrum in recent decades, Catholic organizations and activists have played major roles in the process.
The Outsider President
President Jimmy Carter notched some notable successes in his one term in office. But his inexperience and lack of Washington, D.C., allies also weakened his hand in managing several crises, leading to his defeat by Ronald Reagan.
The Future of Democracy
Is America’s democracy under threat in the presidential election of 2024?
Ribbons of Division
L.A.’s freeways, symbols of the high cost of affluence, have both joined communities and atomized neighborhoods.