Dear Editor: Only those who desire to be misled would believe that Mario Cuomo was ever “personally opposed” to abortion. Never once did Mario Cuomo say that abortion was evil, intrinsically or otherwise. Never once did he say – as the bishops had, as he himself could have said – that opposition to abortion as a matter […]
Month: January 2015
‘We shall overcome’ in fight against abortion, says Cardinal O’Malley
Evoking a phrase long associated with the civil rights movement, Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston told a crowd of more than 11,000 in Washington that “we shall overcome” in the fight against abortion.
Youth Boxing Ring Is a Knockout for NYPD
NYPD police sergeant Pat Russo helps run a string of youth boxing rings in New York City that serve as safe havens in some tough neighborhoods.
Bed-Stuy Church Hosts MLK Prayer Service
The opponents of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. thought that his message would die with him, said Father Alonzo Cox, during the annual prayer service Jan. 19 dedicated to the slain civil rights leader. “Today we give honor and glory to God with the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King,” said the coordinator of Black […]
Nigerian Bishop Asks West to Intervene
Underlining the failure of the Nigerian government to stop the violent rampage of Boko Haram, a Catholic bishop has called for Western military intervention.
Building Esteem For Our Elders
by Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. Occasionally we hear disturbing stories in the media about young people who perpetrate abuse against the elderly. In a widely reported 2009 story, for example, caretakers at the Quadrangle Assisted Living facility outside Philadelphia were charged in connection with the abuse of an elderly patient named Lois McCallister. Three employees, aged […]
Officers Remembered One Month Later
NYPD chaplain Msgr. David Cassato celebrated a Month’s Mind Mass for slain Detectives Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu on Sunday, Jan. 17, at St. Athanasius Church, Bensonhurst.
Sinfulness Cannot Stop the Power of God’s Word
by Father Robert M. Powers The Book of Jonah is unique and fascinating. A short narrative that is only three pages long, Jonah is a rich theological text, dense with meaning. Unlike the other books of the prophets which primarily are collections of oracles, in the Book of Jonah we hear only a sentence of Jonah’s doomsday […]
Pope Makes a Surprise Visit to Buddhist Temple
By Anto Akkara MAKOLA, Sri Lanka (CNS) – When Pope Francis made a surprise visit to a prominent Buddhist temple in Colombo Jan. 14, the head of the Maha Bodhi Society of Sri Lanka reciprocated by showing the pope historical relics of Buddhas’ disciples, normally exposed only for the annual Buddhist feast in May. “The […]
First Sri Lankan Saint Is Symbol of Harmony
Canonizing Sri Lanka’s first saint, who ministered to Catholics under persecution three centuries earlier, Pope Francis proclaimed what he called the “fundamental human right” of religious freedom.