This past week, we have witnessed events that no one could possibly have imagined at the start of the week. There are, at the time of this writing, over 230,000 people in the world who have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Author: settinger
Our Christian Calling And Social Distancing
The advent of the novel coronavirus has set into motion so many unprecedented actions and effects that it’s hard to keep track or make sense of them.
The Light of the Human Race
I didn’t get a driver’s license until after my ordination. Growing up in New York City, I never really needed one! On top of that, I couldn’t afford a car, whether new or “(less than) gently used.” I finally wound up with my own wheels when I was given the keys to a 1974 Volkswagen Beetle that its previous owner had abandoned.
Technology, Guardini And Self-Control
Insights of the great German theologian, Romano Guardini (1885-1968) to reflect on the advantages and dangers that technology can offer. Though many years ago I had read several of Guardini’s books and profited greatly from the insights in them, my current encounter with Guardini’s thought is through an essay about him, “Quiet Prophet of a Distracted Age” by Robert Dean Lurie in the Jesuit magazine, America (November 11, 2019).
Just Like Us
In each issue of Us Weekly, there is a spread titled “Stars: They’re Just Like Us!” featuring paparazzi photos of celebrities engaged in everyday activities: ordering a cup of coffee, taking their kids to the playground, loading groceries into their cars.
Brooklynite Priest, ‘Incredibly Talented Artist’, Dies at 64
Father James H. Sweeney, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died March 5 at Coney Island Hospital. He was 64.
Retired Director of the Pastoral Institute, Brooklyn Native
Father Martin A. Kirby, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died on March 5 at Chapin Home for the Aging, Jamaica, where he was living since 2014. He was 77.
There Are Changes That Are Not Good
Dear Editor: I have to ask a question. I really hope that somebody can answer it for me. Simply put, are we Catholics a thing of the past, a dying breed?
Announcements At The End Of The Mass
Dear Editor: When you go to Mass, you experience a great event of hearing the two readings, the Gospel and then the sermon.
Catholic Sisters Week In The United States
Dear Editor: March 8-14 is Catholic Sisters Week in the U.S. While the last 50 years has seen a dwindling number of religious vocations there is much hope for the future.