Category Archives: Prayer

Pope’s 2025 Media Plea: Go Gentle into that Good Fight

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Bill Schmitt

Pope Francis says journalists face a tough assignment these days. In this polarized world, it’s never been more important for communicators to remind us of our responsibilities— and to help us carry them out. The media serve socieites which must … Continue reading →

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A Chesterton Poem and Other “ND” Game Prep

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Bill Schmitt

Pre-Game Report On January 20, when ESPN anchors retell Notre Dame’s journey to the 2025 College Football Championship battle with Ohio State, it’s unlikely they will show film from the game that occurred Saturday, Oct. 11, 1930. Too bad, because … Continue reading →

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Did You Hear What I Heard? It’s Streaming in 2025.

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Bill Schmitt

One way to keep Christmas joy alive throughout the new year is to hold tight to, and continue reflecting upon, bits of the yuletide vocabulary to which our culture grants only a short shelf life. While some spiritual advisors urge … Continue reading →

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A Franciscan’s Mindfulness Yields an Advent Prayer

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Bill Schmitt

This commentary by Bill Schmitt was published on December 9 at the blog of the Magis Center, directed by Father Robert Spitzer, SJ. The liturgical season of Advent inspires many people to think more broadly about how Christ comes into our lives. … Continue reading →

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“Unleashing Love” Conference on Women’s Catholic Identity

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Bill Schmitt

Published in The Evangelist, newspaper of the Diocese of Albany, NY, on 10/23/24. Today’s culture tends to define women by their roles — wife, mother, lawyer or doctor — but the starting point for spiritual strength is one’s identity, according … Continue reading →

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Save the Date: Our Secular World Needs a Homecoming

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Bill Schmitt

“Holy Days of Obligation” raise questions of congruency and truancy among Catholics. Some folks resist these Church mandates for Mass attendance as random intrusions on our workaday world. Many merely ask to be reminded whether, and why, a particular feast … Continue reading →

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It’s the Playoffs—Look for Angels in the Outfield

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Bill Schmitt

There is nothing like a universe to spark one’s imagination. Two Christian feast days arrive at this time of year to boost our souls’ awareness of big things to come. The feasts append our scorecard of saints. And they can … Continue reading →

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Book Sheds Light on a Media Mentor’s Outreach

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Bill Schmitt

Published in The Tablet, the newspaper of the Diocese of Brooklyn, on July 20, 2024. Reprinted by permission from DeSales Media Group. Find the content here. by William Schmitt PROSPECT HEIGHTS — For years, Father John Cush has taught and … Continue reading →

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Behold Our Post-Truth Society—Breaking News, Broken Politics

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Bill Schmitt

The past three weeks of mesmerizing political news revealed one sign of societal mayhem not yet pounced upon by pundits. “Post-truth” thinking, a virus first diagnosed in the public square eight years ago, outed itself as a major force at … Continue reading →

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‘I Remind You, You’re Under Oath’

Posted on June 13, 2024 by Bill Schmitt

Amid the courtroom traumas of lawfare and divisive political chatter we might call “jawfare,” one upbeat element of America’s news diet still speaks well of us. Journalists chronicle this edifying subtext halfheartedly, more in its breach than in its observance. … Continue reading →

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