The U.S. Supreme Court said it would extend the administrative stay in the abortion pill dispute until April 21, temporarily keeping in place status quo federal regulations regarding the use of an abortion drug, and giving the court additional time to consider a lower court’s ruling to stay the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the drug.
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Diocesan Assignments – April 22, 2023
Very Rev. Richard J. Beuther, from pastor of St. Bartholomew, Elmhurst, and from dean of Queens Deanery 3 to pastor of Divine Mercy, Williamsburg, effective June 30.
Obituaries, Week of April 22, 2023
Msgr. Martin T. Geraghty; Sister Jean Dominici De Maria, O.P.; Sister Patricia Ann Walsh, FCSJ
Letters to the Editor Week of April 22, 2023
Diocesan Lenten Pilgrimage; The Rites are Equal?
Divine Mercy Mass Allows Us to See Like Jesus
The Lord’s gift to us is His peace. It is part and parcel of the very nature of God as the Divine Mercy. Sunday, we celebrated that Divine Mercy in a special way as we concluded the Easter Octave.
I Believe That Jesus Christ Truly Loved Eugene O’Neill
Anyone who reads this column regularly knows that I frequently write about the philosophy of secular humanism. At St. John’s University, in every course I teach I begin the course with two or three lectures explaining secular humanism. I think that the predominant view of reality in our society among many intellectuals is secular humanism.
‘We’re Going to Laugh About This One Day.’
Virgil’s poem The Aeneid tells the story of Aeneas who flees the fall of Troy and goes to Italy to become the ancestor of the Roman people.
Remembering a Good Priest, Msgr. Geraghty
No memoir of a priest or Christian can truly touch on their journey without referring to some stories of their interaction with others “on the Way.”
Patriarchs Celebrate Easter At Ancient Mount Nebo, Urge Jordanian Christians To Seek Reconciliation Amid Tensions in Holy Land
Some years ago, Jordan adopted a unique approach to celebrating Christmas and Easter to encourage unity. All Christian denominations agreed to celebrate Western Christmas, but Eastern, or Orthodox, Easter.
Colorado Lawmakers Expand Access To Abortion; Kansas Governor Vetoes Born-Alive Bill
Pro-life advocates encountered set-backs as Colorado’s governor signed a trio of bills to expand access to abortion in the Centennial State, and Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a “born-alive” bill that seeks to protect infants who survive failed abortion attempts.