Who can guess why some ideas that we previously did not pay much attention to begin to take a predominant place in our consciousness?
Author: Christine
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.
Our Relationships Have Global, Cosmic Implications
Anyone who has read the recent columns I have written knows that I am deeply interested in the view of grace presented by Bernard Cooke in his book “Sacraments & Sacramentality” (Mystic, Conn., Twenty-Third Publications, revised edition, 241, pp. $14.95). I find Cooke’s insights very exciting and provocative.
In Defense of the Mother & Child
Over the last two weeks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new transgender guidance programs on how biological men can “chestfeed” infant babies.
