Rudy Riska died on Sept. 12 at age 85.
Month: September 2021
Nurture a Friendship With Him and Never Be Alone
Occasionally, people ask me whether priestly celibacy leads to loneliness. Sometimes, they even quote that same passage: “It is not good for the man to be alone.” Without entering into the theological discussions of celibacy and the century of church teachings on the issue, I reply to them, quite honestly, that I have never felt alone as a priest.
The Casaroli Myth and The Damage it Causes
When I met Cardinal Agostino Casaroli on February 14, 1997, the architect of the Vatican’s Ostpolitik and its soft-spoken approach to communist regimes in east-central Europe in the 1960s and 1970s could not have been more cordial.
Human Person, Philosophy, And Theology
Many memories have come back to me during the pandemic. Some of these memories have been wonderful, some not so wonderful.
Treating All With Respect And Human Dignity
The 20th Century spiritual writer, Thomas Merton, was reflecting once on an experience that he had shortly after entering the monastery. Father Louis (as Thomas Merton was called in religious life) describes a particularly powerful experience he had one day while shopping for the abbey:
Letters to the Editor Week of Oct. 2, 2021
Remembering Msgr. John O’Brien; COVID Vaccine Mandates; Wise Up, America; Rallying Together After 9/11.
Obituaries, Week of Oct. 2, 2021
Sister Eleanor H. Quaderer, S.C.; Deacon Gregory D. Dixon.
Removed From Del Rio, ‘Border Crisis’ Poised To Spread in U.S.
The migrants camped beneath the Del Rio International Bridge in Texas may have been dispersed by Sept. 24, but the impact of the latest chapter in this year’s border crisis will still be experienced nationwide, as thousands of the refugees are relocating across the U.S.
Diocesan Envoys Travel to Texas To Offer Aid to Haitian Migrants
Haitian leaders from the Diocese of Brooklyn traveled to Texas this week with a dual purpose: to aid newly arrived Haitian migrants in the U.S., and to better understand their needs in preparation for their possible arrival up north.
Embrace Your Parish, Come Back To Mass
What if we were to meet Jesus here in Brooklyn or Queens and he asked us: Do you also want to leave? (John 6:60-69) What would our answer be?