Rash of Humpback Whale Deaths, Leviathan, Perfect Timing, Kudos to The Tablet, Vet Honored by Parish
Author: Christine
Laudato Si’ & Growing Our Own Faith
In this week’s edition, The Tablet looks at nature’s beauty and bounty as the summer harvests from many backyard gardens begin to flourish.
The Eucharist Has Always Been a Storytelling Event
Who can guess why some ideas that we previously did not pay much attention to begin to take a predominant place in our consciousness?
Church Law is Tempered With the Mercy of God
As a student at the major seminary, I remember going to our canon law professor after class one day.
Bring a Childlike Thought to Your Faith
“Auntie, you’re a stormtrooper, and you have to chase me.” Jackie, my four-year-old niece and a Star Wars fan, said this to me as we played in the yard. She handed me a stick that would serve as my blaster, while her own longer stick became a lightsaber.
A Strong Advocate for Immigrant Rights, Retired Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Manz Passes At 77
Retired Auxiliary Bishop John R. Manz of Chicago died unexpectedly July 15. No cause of death was released. He was 77.
Pope’s Top Diplomat Undertakes Quiet Peace Mission in Armenia, Azerbaijan
This past week the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, quietly led his own “peace mission” to the Caucasus nations of Armenia and Azerbaijan, which have long been engaged in violent conflict, to promote peace talks.
Pope’s Ukraine Peace Envoy to Meet President Biden in Wake of Cluster Bombs Decision
Pope Francis’s personal envoy for the Ukraine-Russia war, Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, is in Washington this week in a bid to advance talks on humanitarian relief and peace efforts, the Vatican announced Monday.
Lower Manhattan Church Vandalized In Latest Series of Attacks
For the second time in as many weekends there was an attack against a Catholic church in New York City.
Planting Our Hearts In The Truth of Jesus Christ
“Tell me who you walk with and I’ll tell you who you are.” My father said these words to me very often in my youth, and I’m sure other wise fathers have said similar words to other knucklehead sons.
