For the first time in 30 years, the NFL’s Super Bowl has arrived in Los Angeles — and with it, a fair share of the global media hype for which the annual sporting event is known.
Month: February 2022
In World Sick Day Message, Pope Says Progress Must Never Trump Care
Although scientists have made great strides in the field of medicine, genuine care and listening to those who suffer must always be at the forefront of any therapy, Pope Francis said.
Only In Print: The Mysterious Saint: Will He Be Our Valentine?
Much like love itself, the story of St. Valentine — and the backstory for Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14 — might be said to combine facts with mystery and visible gifts with deeper meanings.
Keys to a Long, Successful Marriage: Love, Patience, Faith, Couples Say
In 62 years of marriage, Mimi and Paul Lazzaro have always loved breakfast together. Pre-pandemic they would go out. During the pandemic they’ve stayed in, which might stay the norm with the revelation that Paul likes the breakfasts Mimi makes better.
Organ Donations Align With Catholic Church’s Teachings on Sanctity of Life
Several years ago, when Father Jim Cunningham was undergoing kidney dialysis treatments, he met numerous people enduring the same grind, several times each week, and for three hours each session.
Obituaries, Week of Feb. 12, 2022
Msgr. Lawrence E. Hinch; Father Francis John Labita; Sister Helen McTaggart, S.C.; Sister Eleanor Nishio, RSM.
Letters to the Editor Week of Feb. 12, 2022
Reaching-Out to Say Thank You; A Most Generous Donation; Making a Difference; Bright Christmas Shines; Eulogy of Det. Rivera; Funerals for the Officers.
We Are All Our Brothers’ Keepers
In the book of Genesis, 4:1-13 when Cain murdered his brother, Abel, out of jealousy, the Lord asked him a simple question: “Where is Abel?” Cain, in his anger and fury, responded to the Lord with a simple phrase, one which has entered the lexicon of commonly used expressions to this day: “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
God as Our Absolute Future Can Truly Fulfill All of Us
All my friends are talking about the pandemic. That is not all that they are talking about, but whatever else a conversation is about, somehow the pandemic enters the conversation.
Undercutting Vatican II to Defend Vatican II?
Archbishop Arthur Roach, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship, recently sent the world’s bishops instructions regulating local usage of the Traditional Latin Mass.