As I write the last column in this series on the meaning and mystery of the human person and prayer, I think that reflecting on the topic has been a very important learning experience for me.
Month: May 2020
The Gradual Reopening For Public Worship
On Ascension Thursday, May 21, 2020, at the Church of Our Saviour in Manhattan, His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York held a press conference to announce a multi-step plan for the re-opening of parishes in his archdiocese for public worship.
Obituaries, Week of May 30, 2020
Msgr. John C. Tosi, age 73; Father Ernest C. Lukaschek, M.M., age 84; Sister Rose Christopher McKeegan, M.M., age 89; Sister Catherine Zimmer, S.C., age 92.
Baxter’s Amazin’ Catch Still a Lasting Image from Johan’s No-Hitter
Mike Baxter’s spectacular catch eight years ago preserved Johan Santana’s historic no-hitter.
We Cannot Fulfill the Work of Discipleship Alone
The beginning of the Gospel this weekend should be something that people might be able to understand in these days of the pandemic. We only need to change one word and it should sound like this, “on the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the coronavirus.”
Extraordinary Evangelization In Extraordinary Times
I’d heard about Father Alexander Sherbrooke long before we met in June 2011; Father Sherbrooke had been a mentor for young friends of mine who had worked at St. Patrick’s Church in London as pastoral assistants and catechists.
We Are All Responsible Now
In the midst of this dark spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has already killed more than 95,000 Americans and left 39 million without a job.
Former Pro Ballplayer Survives Virus Scare, Vows to Assist Others
Dan Venezia is not what you picture when you think of someone who could fall victim to coronavirus. He’s strong, in shape, and a former professional athlete, but none of that mattered when Venezia contracted coronavirus last month and was being wheeled into the emergency room, gasping for air.
The Lessons of Laudato Si’
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord,
May 24th marked the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ groundbreaking encyclical on the environment entitled Laudato Si’. Remember, Laudato Si’ are the words of the prayer of Saint Francis composed to praise all creation.
The Positive Side of Solitude
Most people do not like to be alone. But why? Solitude comes from the Latin, “solus,” meaning alone, connoting seclusion and isolation. Loneliness has an undesirable connotation of being friendless, rejected, forsaken, and forlorn.