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Paige Byrne Shortal’s feature on Timothy Cardinal Dolan was outstanding. Paige asked the leader of the Catholic Archdiocese of New York insightful questions, which the bishop answered with wisdom, warmth, and humility. One day we might see Dorothy Day, a convert to the Catholic faith, among the saints. Her life...
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. “My grandmother subscribed to Liguorian for decades.” “My parents always had a copy of Liguorian in our home when I was growing up.” Did your loved ones introduce you to the Liguorian magazine? Honor their memory...
Timothy Cardinal Dolan, archbishop of New York, is one of the most recognizable leaders of the Catholic Church in the United States. Known for his easygoing manner, welcoming strangers as if they were lifelong friends, and his exceptional memory for people’s names and the details of their lives, he is less intimidating than a person in his position might be.
As much as I hate to see Liguorian becoming bimonthly, I can understand why the change is needed. More and more publications are just closing down due to rising costs, etc. I’ve been getting Liguorian for over thirty years now. I liked it when the format was smaller like Reader’s...
Horses Help Clients Hurdle Struggles Ride On St. Louis uses equine-assisted services to help people with disabilities. Cofounder Marita Wassman explains. Q. Please provide a brief history and the mission of Ride On St. Louis. A. Ride On St. Louis promotes health and enriches lives through love, joy, and holistic...
I am sorry to hear that Liguorian magazine will be published every other month. I understand the reasons you mentioned. If it would help, I would pay double for my subscription to receive ten issues. I know that won’t help, just please don’t stop Liguorian forever. The Church needs publications...
Features 10 Marriage God’s Way: A “40-day Love Challenge” can help couples strengthen their vows, Dana Nygaard 16 “From the Depths of My Being” Redemptoristines extend their prayer life by writing icons, Iconography Photos by Mihai Cucu 20 Meditation: He Asked Her Why She Loves Him, So she wrote her...
Features 8 Meditation: The Slant of the Sun:Cemetery for indigenous people sings of a desperate need to heal, Laura Lee Perkins 10 O Come, O Come God With Us: We call upon Christ in the mess of our lives because he did what we want to do, Sara Beth Meyer...
In this final article of Liguorian’s yearlong series on permanent deacons, we wrap up with some common questions and history about this calling and how these men contribute to God’s people and his Church. Q. What are deacons? A. The diaconate, as a permanent state in life, had its origins...
The Rest of 2021–22 Readers’ Choice Awards, Comments on Content Recently we asked you to name your favorite 2021–22 Liguorian articles for our Readers’ Choice Awards. We printed some comments in October; the rest follow. We thank all the readers who replied! Series, First Place: “Alcoholism,” Fr. Ted Lawson’s comprehensive...
Features 10 Extraordinary Influencers: Four Doctors of the Church Models of holiness overcame barriers to influence Catholicism and the world, Kathy Coffey 16 Book Adaptation: Praying the Joyful Mysteries with Scripture and Art, October is dedicated to the rosary, Fr. Denis McBride, CSSR 22 Black, Catholic, and Holy: Six Americans...
Readers’ Choice Awards, Comments on 2021–22 Content We asked you in our May-June magazine to name your favorite recent Liguorian articles for our Readers’ Choice Awards, which we are announcing below with a few of your comments. Thanks to readers who wrote, including one who said, “I can’t choose a...
The month of October is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the colors, cooler weather, and the hustle and bustle of fall festivals and chili cook-offs. Though I’ve never had much affinity for Halloween’s secular festivities—especially the gory décor that accompanies it—I do have an attic...
“Any success I have…is due to the Holy Spirit.” Q. How did you discover your vocation? A. My dad attended the Franciscan minor seminary for the first two years of high school. He and the friars discerned that the priesthood was not for him at the end of the second...
Features 10 The Grace of Grandparenting: This rite of passage can deliver spiritual epiphanies and a barrel of fun, Kathy Coffey 16 New Bridges of Faith: A school day and a summer in the life of a seminarian reveal hope for Catholics crossing into the future, ...
His Mother inspired him to serve Q. How did you discover your vocation? A. God called me to diaconal ministry via four persons placed in my path: My mother, Maria Nguyễn Thị Được, who raised my siblings and me as Catholics on her own after my father’s passing when she...
I have enjoyed your magazine for over twenty years. In several issues this year, an artist/author by the name of francisca was featured: “The World on a Cross (March, at right), “Agony in the Garden” (April), and “Joseph: A Quiet Presence” (May-June 2022). Her work is powerful and beautiful. I...
I recently experienced one of the greatest joys of motherhood thus far: being present—completely and fully present— for my eldest daughter’s big day! Her husband is loyal, hard-working, and unfeigned; he loves her unreservedly. What more could a mother ask for? I knew he was committed when he readily accepted...
Features 10 Listening “The highest form of love.”—Paul Tillich, philosopher, Bonnie LeMelle Abadie 16 Christ Lives in the Mundane: To develop your devotion to Christ alone, put our Lord in all your tasks, Jim Still-Pepper 20 Profiles in Service “Prayer Is Our Consent to God’s Presence in Us.” “I’m both...
I am sorry to hear that one of my favorite writers, Jim Auer, had contracted COVID-19 (“Long-hauling: An Inside View,” March 2022). Please extend to him my prayerful wishes for a steady and full recovery. His story of his experience with the virus is very insightful and informative and reveals...