Following are the weekly reflections written by Fr. Joe Nangle, OFM, in 2023 and 2024. We will continue to add earlier reflections to the list in the coming days/weeks.
Finding a certain peace with death, November 16, 2024
Finding a Christ-like path forward, November 9, 2024
As Christians, our role is one of resistance, November 2, 2024
The resolute witness of Alexei Navalny, October 26, 2024
The role of laity in mission, October 19, 2024
The violence of capitalism, October 12, 2024
Celebrate and give thanks for life in its many manifestations, October 5, 2024
Gustavo Gutiérrez and the life-changing theology of liberation, September 28, 2024
Celebrate the Season of Creation with the Catholic Liturgical Guide, September 21, 2024
Another approach to the Season of Creation, September 14, 2024
The magnificent beauty of God’s creation, September 7, 2024
Hope and act with creation, August 31, 2024
Taking the long view on councils and synods, August 24, 2024
Reflecting on the rosary as we celebrate Mary’s Assumption, August 10, 2024
Nuclear weapons remain a threat to all of Earth’s creatures, August 3, 2024
The Eucharistic revival in the Church, July 27, 2024
A serious concern for the coming election, July 20, 2024
The enduring appeal of the Benedictine movement, July 13, 2024
How do we protect humanity from AI?, July 6, 2024
Reinvigorating the important virtue of hope, June 22, 2024
Celebrating the vocation of fatherhood, June 15, 2024
Our work is done with the heart of Christ, June 8, 2024
Revitalizing our understanding of Eucharist, June 1, 2024
On Memorial Day, consider nonviolence, May 25, 2024
Catholic social teaching: A “new grace” of the Spirit, May 18, 2024
The Gospel is a gift to share with all nations, May 13, 2024
The “autumn” of the Church, April 27, 2024
How Tom Gumbleton showed us what the priestly vocation should be, April 20, 2024
Easter calls us to ensure the survival of humanity, April 6, 2024
Celebrating our community of faith, March 31, 2024
St. Oscar Romero, prophet and martyr, March 23, 2024
Celebrating St. Patrick and the Irish, March 17, 2024
The power and the danger of the Gospel message, March 9, 2024
Responding to justifiable anger, March 3, 2024
Remembering Dianna Ortiz, February 24, 2024
What tempts us away from God?, February 17, 2024
Lent calls us to social conversion, February 10, 2024
Praying from the tangle of our minds, February 3, 2024
What is the role of Catholic schools in the US?, January 27, 2024
Our shared call to speak prophetically, January 20, 2024
What would Dr. King say today?, January 13, 2024
Epiphany: “God has smiled at us”, January 6, 2024
In the new year, we must seek pathways to the light, December 31, 2023
The Christmas message and Catholic social teaching, December 25, 2023
We must not look away, December 17, 2023
How do we observe Season of Hope in time of war?, December 9, 2023
Waiting and hoping this Advent season, December 2, 2023
Celebrating Christ the Servant King, November 25, 2023
Finding God’s grace in shared meals, November 19, 2023
War doesn’t end wars – time for a true armistice, November 11, 2023
Reflections on mortality and resurrection, November 4, 2023
Cardinal Pizzaballa: Such peace, such love of Jesus require great courage, October 30, 2023
Tragedy unfolds in the land where Jesus walked, October 14, 2023
Post-Medellin transformation of Latin American church gives hope for current synod, October 7, 2023
Understanding Francis of Assisi in the current climate crisis, September 30, 2023
Celebrating youth in our movement, September 25, 2023
Pastoral and spiritual aspects of the Season of Creation, September 15, 2023
Querida Amazonia to Synod on Synodality, September 11, 2023
As the loyal opposition, our work is to highlight Pope Francis’ criticism of reactionary forces in the US Church, September 3, 2023
Pope Francis and the 2023 World Youth Day, August 19, 2023
The choice to overcome fear, August 14, 2024
78 years of the horror of nuclear weapons, August 5, 2023
Sharing our stories, sharing ourselves, July 29, 2023
Fresh eyes on the Synod on Synodality, July 22, 2023
A tragic, drastic escalation in Ukraine, July 15, 2023
Synod on Synodality recalls Pope Francis’s visionary work at Aparecida, July 8, 2023
Time to exercise the “Catholic imagination” in civil life, July 2, 2023
Upcoming Synod will offer seismic challenges to the Church, June 24, 2023
The laity must lead when US church leaders ignore the signs of the times, June 18, 2023
Celebrating Christ’s gift of Himself, June 10, 2023
Our Triune God shows infinite love for all life, June 2, 2023
Moving forward with the Holy Spirit, May 27, 2023
Jesus’s Ascension Day mandate, May 20, 2023
Remembering the mothers at the border, May 13, 2023
What is our national moral essence?, May 6, 2023
An overview of the Synod on Synodality, April 29, 2023
Francis takes Pacem in Terris to a new level, April 22, 2023
We must embrace our prophetic role in US Catholic community, April 17, 2023
Easter: Jesus’s resurrection impels us to cling to hope, April 8, 2023
Holy Week: Reflections on thought-provoking mystery, April 1, 2023
No Easter without Good Friday, March 25, 2023
Francis and the 2,000 year old Church, March 18, 2023
Ten years of Pope Francis, March 11, 2023
Transfiguration: Called to be artisans of synodality in our communities, March 4, 2023
Season of penance demands prayers, actions of a broader kind, February 26, 2023
Palestinians, sumud, and nonviolence resistance, February 18, 2023
Social analysis of today’s “big game” asks: What is the morality of being even remotely part of it?, February 12, 2023
Pope Francis denounces culture of international plunder, February 8, 2023
Pope Francis’s theology promotes openness, inclusion, respect for every human being, February 2, 2023
The humdrum of “ordinary time” belies a truth hidden in plain sight worth considering, January 22, 2023
Remembering MLK’s urgent and still timely critique of the US, the church, January 15, 2023
The World Day of Peace message asserts our need for one another, January 1, 2023