When they invite me to contribute Sunday Scriptures columns, the editors of The Tablet politely remind me to keep them to about 550 words.
Author: Christine
The View From Omaha Beach
It was 75 years ago when my uncle and thousands of other young men, some my age, some even younger, stormed Normandy’s beaches. The barbed-wire frontlines of Hitler’s Third Reich were teeming with landmines waiting to blow, Luftwaffe overhead, waiting to strafe.
Letters to the Editor Week of June 8, 2024
The Mayor and the Pope, Communion Culture, Re: As The Tablet Sees It
Diocesan Assignments – June 8, 2024
Very Rev. Richard J. Beuther, from pastor of Divine Mercy, Williamsburg, and from dean of Brooklyn 1 Deanery, to pastor of Blessed Sacrament, Jackson Heights, effective June 30. Very Rev. Hilaire Belizaire, from pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Cambria Heights, and from dean of Queens 9 Deanery, to pastor of St. Jerome, Flatbush, while remaining coordinator of ministry to the Haitian Immigrants, effective June 30.
Celebrate Shepherds Of Ordinary Times
In these weeks when spring gives way to summer, many celebrate the ordinations of new priests — new shepherds who, in these difficult days, commit the rest of their lives to the sacred service of God and the people of God.
Priests Band Together to Celebrate Virgin Mary with Music, Community
Armed with guitars, drums, bass and a microphone, two bands comprised of local priests rocked out in the name of the Virgin Mary at a live music venue on The Wharf in Washington’s waterfront neighborhood.
Pope to Hold Consistory July 1 on Canonization of Carlo Acutis, Others
Although Pope Francis usually takes the month of July off — except for leading the recitation of the Angelus on Sundays — he will hold a consistory with cardinals in Rome July 1 for the final approval of the canonization of several sainthood candidates, according to the master of papal liturgical ceremonies.
U.S. Catholics Encounter Fraternity, Healing in Annual Military Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Surrounded by almost 15,000 military personnel from around the world, Airman 1st Class Quenton Cooper felt a deep sense of fraternity during a May 24-26 pilgrimage to Lourdes, France.
Real Madrid, Europe’s Best Soccer Team, Offers Championship Trophy to Virgin of Almudena
The archbishop of Madrid received unusual guests June 2 as Europe’s best soccer team, Real Madrid, came to the Spanish capital’s St. Mary the Royal of the Almudena Cathedral to offer its championship trophy to Mary.
Corpus Christi Procession is Not Sign of Pride But Invitation, Pope Says
When Catholics carry the Eucharist through the streets, “we are not doing this to show off or to flaunt our faith” but to invite others to share in the life that Jesus gives by making himself a gift, Pope Francis said.