Recognizing that she lived the Christian virtues in a heroic way, Pope Francis has declared venerable Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange, founder of the first Catholic order of African American nuns.
Month: June 2023
Post Roe V. Wade: Abortion in America, One Year Later
It’s been one year since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade — the 1973 landmark decision that established the right to an abortion nationwide. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, largely placed the question in the hands of individual states.
New York Lawmakers Aim to Shield Abortion Doctors From Out-of-State Prosecutions
Lawmakers in New York approved legislation June 20 granting legal protection to in-state doctors who prescribe and send abortion pills to patients in states that have restricted abortion.
St. Francis Prep Earns Varsity Baseball City Championship
The St. Francis Prep varsity baseball team captured the 2023 CHSAA ‘AA’ city championship.
Would There Be Enough Evidence to Convict You?
Last Sunday’s Gospel told us how Jesus, moved with pity at the crowds who were like sheep without a shepherd, commissioned the apostles, saying, “As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons.”
Sacramentality and The Renewal of Liturgy and Us
I have a vivid memory of myself as a young priest in the early 1960s standing in the pulpit preparing the congregation to move from the Latin Mass to having the liturgy in English.
Pray This Month to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
On June 16, the Church celebrated the feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is a day in which, liturgically and spiritually, we as a Church give thanks and praise to the God who is Love Incarnate, Jesus Christ, Our Lord.
Letters to the Editor Week of June 24, 2023
Corpus Christi Parish in Woodside, Concern for Our Country, Gluten-Free Host, R.I.P. Msgr. Deas, R.I.P. Msgr. Deas
Obituaries, Week of June 24, 2023
Brother Robert Ziobro, S.C.
Former CNS Editor Wins Top Journalist Award, Stresses Concern About Catholic Journalism’s Future
Barb Fraze, former international editor for Catholic News Service, won the 2023 St. Francis de Sales Award from the Catholic Media Association.