David McGrath

Archbishop Blase Cupich celebrates Easter Sunday Mass at St. Julie Billiart Church in Tinley Park in 2018.

McGrath: Living through difficult times reinforces the mystery of life, the meaning of Easter and the joy of ‘rising’ again

April 10, 2020 at 3:59 p.m.

"That is one good thing about this world ... there are always sure to be more springs."- L.M. Montgomery, "Anne of Green Gables" Today reminds me of another Eastertime that...

Age can be a tough pill to swallow for baby boomers, as columnist David McGrath realized when his daughter angrily chastised him for going to a store out of fear he could too easily pick up the coronavirus and end up in a hospital or dead.

McGrath: A little ‘meanness’ goes a long way when reminding us why we need to follow the rules during this pandemic

April 7, 2020 at 2:03 p.m.

"Why were you being mean to Mimi and Grampy?" The question from my 3-year-old granddaughter, Summer, was posed to my daughter and son-in-law during the family dinner hour and caught them...

One of columnist David McGrath's favorite authors is John Updike, and a column listing "Rabbit Is Rich" as a book to read prompted an interesting response from someone who had a few Updike encounters.

McGrath: Ask, and ye shall receive — readers respond to column on books to read while stuck at home and offer recommendations

April 3, 2020 at 1:10 p.m.

Curious, occasionally amused, grateful: those words sum up my reaction to the email readers sent me in response to the column I wrote on the 10 books to read while...

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McGrath: Living through difficult times reinforces the mystery of life, the meaning of Easter and the joy of ‘rising’ again

McGrath: A little ‘meanness’ goes a long way when reminding us why we need to follow the rules during this pandemic

McGrath: Ask, and ye shall receive — readers respond to column on books to read while stuck at home and offer recommendations

McGrath: If there’s one benefit to self-quarantining and sheltering in place, it’s the gift of time you now have to read

McGrath: Fine line between having a good time and being a drunk, as the Irish know all too well

McGrath: That exhilarating feeling of Easter Sunday after 40 days of Lent is exactly what we need right now

Commentary: The many stages of Valentine’s Day

McGrath: Implicit bias a very real problem even among those who think they know better

McGrath: Memories of dogs gone by raises question — how do I find one that’s lovable AND trainable?

Column: A solution for wrongheaded decision making