Catholic bishops in Kenya have expressed shock and strongly condemned the mass “starvation suicide” in Shakahola, a remote forest-ranch area in eastern Kenya, where a pastor led congregants to fast to death.
Month: April 2023
Humility, Prayer, Real Friendship Required for Evangelization, Say New Vatican Consultants
Two newly appointed Vatican consultants on evangelization told OSV News that prayer, humility and authentic friendship are key to spreading the Gospel, particularly among youth and young adults.
Kansas Enacts ‘Born-Alive’ Bill After Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto
Lawmakers in the Kansas Legislature voted April 26 to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a “born-alive infants protection act.”
Art Therapy Program Helps Homeless, Other Troubled Clients Rebuild Self-Confidence, Sense Of Self-Worth
Betty Gonzalez was shivering in a jacket and two sweaters one cold night in Coral Gables. She’d lost her sales job, then her apartment. But something told her to call 911.
Pope Meets Ukrainian Prime Minister at Vatican
After a half-hour private meeting in the library of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis gave the prime minister of Ukraine a bronze plaque featuring a bird and a flower alongside the inscription, “Peace is a fragile flower.”
Veteran St. John’s Red Storm Sports Administrator Set to Retire
Kathy Meehan, who spent 48 years in various administrative roles for the St. John’s University athletics program, will retire at the end of the school year.
‘Be Shepherds With the Smell of the Sheep’
Sheep need a shepherd.
It Seems That Masterpieces Never Really Stop Growing
As I mentioned in last week’s column, my favorite American playwright is Eugene O’Neill. In a letter, probably written in 1925, O’Neill expressed what he was trying to do with his dramas. He wrote that he wanted “to see the transfiguring nobility of tragedy, in as much near the Greek sense as one can grasp it, in seemingly the most ignoble, debased lives. And just here is where I am a most confirmed mystic, for I’m always trying to interpret Life in terms of character.
Recent Shootings Show St. John Paul’s Warning
The recent rash of shootings in the U.S. is further evidence that secular life is moving in a dangerous direction that demonstrates a lack of respect for the dignity of life.
Letters to the Editor Week of April 29, 2023
Tribute to Msgr. Martin Geraghty; Another Word of Thanks; Shame on Walter Reed