Growing up in Louisiana, Bishop David L. Toups is no stranger to hurricanes. Yet he never expected that less than a week into his first assignment as bishop of the Diocese of Beaumont, Texas, he’d be preparing to face a major hurricane.
Month: August 2020
Two Religious Sisters, Two Conventions
During the past two weeks, two prominent Catholic women religious appeared at the conventions the two major parties held.
Cubs Coach Adjusts to Strange MLB Season
Cubs hitting coach Anthony Iapoce is taking this MLB season day by day.
Recognizing the Role Black Women Played in the Movement
Many black women — such as Ida B. Wells, Elizabeth Piper Ensley, Mary Church Terrell, Juno Frankie Pierce, and Mary McLeod Bethune — who fought for racial equality and gender equality weren’t respected by white suffragists, forcing them to create their own suffragist movements.
Letters to the Editor, Week of August 29, 2020
Senator Harris’ History of Catholic Intolerance; Kamala Harris and the Knights of Columbus; The Communion of Saints: A Great Spiritual Resource; Can you Still Consider Joe Biden a Catholic Politician?; A More Active Support for The Pro-Life Movement From All Catholics.
Voting Pro-Life: What Exactly Does That Mean?
Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Pro-Life Committee, said Catholics should not leave their pro-life beliefs at home when they go to vote on Nov. 3. Abortion, religious freedom, and racism are all pro-life issues, Archbishop Naumann told Current News in an Aug. 19 interview.
Only in Print: Summer Vocations Turn to Tech
At the Visitation Monastery in Bay Ridge, the nine nuns who live there make use of online services for virtual, online doctors’ appointments and to chat with candidates who are contemplating religious life.
Only in Print: ‘Shock’ of Pandemic Hit Lay Movements Hard
Survivors of COVID-19, or even those who never had it, can still suffer its residual ravages of confusion, isolation, and loneliness — sorrows shared by lay workers for the Diocese of Brooklyn. In the pandemic’s wake, they grieve losses of family, friends, and even clergy, but they also mourn how the disease robbed them of the fellowship they enjoyed while laboring in dozens of lay movements active in the diocese.
Back to School 2020
The Tablet offers this special supplement to help families gear up for the new school year.
Living According to the Life-giving Logic of the Cross
There are pages in the Bible that keep me awake at night. This Sunday’s reading from the book of Jeremiah is one of those, but I know I am not alone in my deep discomfort about it when I compare the different ways the first verse has been translated.