A federal judge ordered Texas to remove controversial floating barriers in the Rio Grande and prohibited the state from adding or reinstalling additional buoys in the river aimed at reducing unauthorized border crossings, marking a legal victory for the Biden administration, which opposed their use.
Author: Christine
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Catholic champion for Unjustly Detained, Dies at 75
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, an influential figure in Democratic politics who also was U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and energy secretary in the Clinton administration, died Sept. 1, according to a statement from the Richardson Center for Global Engagement.
Document Found Detailing Convents in Rome That Hid Jews from the Nazis
Catholic and Jewish institutions announced Sept. 7 the discovery of a previously unpublished list of several thousand people, mostly Jews, who were hidden in Catholic convents and monasteries in Rome during the Nazi occupation of the city.
California’s Rising Assisted Suicide Rate Alarms Catholics
When California in 2021 relaxed its physician-assisted death rules — easing access to the lethal means for residents to take their own lives — several lawmakers behind the change cited a desire to aid the terminally ill, invoking a sort of legislative altruism.
A ‘Bully Pulpit,’ a Channel to Influence How People Think
In last week’s column I tried to explain what I mean by my belief that every person is magnetized by God. The belief has become more important to me in recent years.
Faith Formation For Those With Disabilities
In a beautiful entry on his blog, “Sententiae Minores,” Father Adam McMillan posits the following:
“I have for years promoted the idea that Lazarus whom Jesus raised from the dead was a developmentally disabled man. I would like to see St. Lazarus named a patron of the developmentally disabled and to serve as an example of their presence in the world of Jesus.
Letters to the Editor Week of September 9, 2023
Catholic Churches Need Change, Gun Control, Remember What Labor Day Is All About, Remembering Father Keenan, Kimberley Heatherington’s Review of “Oppenheimer”, Tony Bennett in The Tablet
Obituaries, Week of September 9, 2023
Sister Yolanda Kinsella, CSJ, Sister Lucille D’Amelio, OP
A Call for a Loving and Just Community for All
Our Scripture readings this weekend offer lessons on love, responsibility, and community accountability. Ezekiel introduces the concept of collective moral responsibility, while Romans emphasizes that the essence of moral obligation is love.
Strong Ties Bind Church and Labor
For Americans across the country, the annual Labor Day holiday signals the changing of the seasons, one last chance to take in good weather around a cookout or at the beach.