“Faith and Fury” aptly describes the atmosphere that 19th-century American Catholics must have experienced.
Month: April 2020
Diocesan Assignments – May 2, 2020
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Very Rev. John J. O’Connor, from pastor of Incarnation, Queens Village, and from dean of Queens 7 Deanery, to pastor of St. Gregory the Great, Bellerose, while remaining director of the Diocesan Liturgical Offi ce, effective June 30.
Catholic Bioethicist: No Need to Shun COVID-19 Vaccine Derived From Fetus
There is “no absolute duty” to boycott any COVID-19 vaccine produced with the help of cells derived from aborted fetuses, said a researcher from a Catholic bioethics institute.
We Have Become a Digital Culture
In an article entitled “The Erosion of Deep Literacy” by Adam Garfinkle, published in National Affairs (number 43, Spring 2020, the author says: “Thoughtful Americans are realizing that the pervasive IT-revolution devices upon which we are increasingly dependent are affecting our society and culture in significant but as yet uncertain ways.
Only in Print: Catholic Comedy Finds New Life in Face of Pandemic
Mash, fry, boil, hash — there are so many things you can do with a potato. At a time when many of us are likely making our way through that list amid stay-at-home orders, online school, and canceled Masses, it might bare considering: “If you can do all this with a potato, think of all God can do with you.”
This Virtual Experience: A Valuable Lesson
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord,
Last week, Pope Francis, in his morning homily, made some comments on the virtual situation of our sacramental life in the Church. The Pope’s reflection was occasioned by a call from a bishop, who in a sense, reprimanded the Holy Father for celebrating the Easter Vigil with so few people in attendance in St. Peter’s Basilica.
‘Restorative Justice’ Program Seeks Reparation, Not Retribution
When Chris Castillo’s mother was murdered in 1991 and a friend commented that if it had happened to him, he’d want seek revenge and kill the perpetrator, Castillo began to think deeply about the nature of crime and punishment.
Sports Round-Up May 2
Student-athletes from Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, have taken to social media to show their support for health care workers during this time.
Sainthood Cause for Dorothy Day Picking up Steam in U.S.
The sainthood cause for Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, believes it could have all of the documentation prepared at some point next year to send to the Vatican Congregation for Saints’ Causes.
Despite Coronavirus Fears, Egypt Refuses to Release Coptic Activists
by Shady Negm On March 21, Egyptian authorities released 15 political opposition figures after there were calls to free thousands of prisoners as a preemptive measure to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus among inmates. However, authorities have refused to release a Coptic Christian researcher who was detained on vague charges, ignoring his family’s […]