It’s been a long time since we focused on Asbury Tower and those who live here. In this issue of Changes, it seems appropriate to talk about a few changes in our Tower lives. Along with Mondays and Thursdays, we now have Saturday evening Mass in the first floor...
By S. Marianne Watts, OP “Changes” We had our Veterans’ Day celebration recently and I was aware of my mixed feelings toward such memorials. Or the reason for them. There is no question that those who fought in our wars ought to be praised and thanked...
by S. Marianne Watts, OP “Changes” When I was very young, I thought I would like to be a spy when I grew up. It would be like playing a hide-in-the-dark game with the neighborhood gang. I would find myself a place where no one could see me, but I would...
By Sister Marianne Watts, OP “CHANGES” As he was researching his book, Mercy, Cardinal Walter Kasper (“the Pope’s theologian”) made a surprising discovery in the Church’s dogmatic literature: the trivialization of mercy. In a section of his book named “Mercy:...
By Sister Marianne Watts, OP “CHANGES” From a recent NCR article: “Catholic social teaching is unfortunately the church’s best-kept secret . . . Because it directly addresses the world’s most pressing social justice and peace issues, Catholic social teaching . . ....