On Good Friday, the world was awaiting a crucifixion. Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a Salesian priest working with the martyred Missionaries of Charity in Yemen, was kidnapped on March 4. Suspected to be the work of Islamic terrorists, no one has claimed responsibility for last month’s attack in which gunmen killed four Indian nuns, two Yemeni female staff members, eight elderly residents and a guard.
Editorials
Protecting the Innocent
On Holy Thursday, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, a Republican, signed a bill that bans abortions motivated by fetal genetic abnormalities such as Down syndrome. The bill also prohibits abortions motivated by the race or gender of the fetus. It also mandates that the only way to dispose of an aborted fetus is through burial or […]
Weekend of Mercy
The Lord’s gift to us is His peace. It is part and parcel of the very nature of God as the Divine Mercy. This weekend, we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday as we conclude the Easter Octave. Mercy has become quite the catchphrase in this Jubilee Year of Mercy. What is mercy? Mercy is the ability […]
Light Conquers Darkness
Perhaps more than ever, we need the realization, in the midst of all the tragedy that surrounds us, that the battle is already won.
A Catholic University
This past week, the Archdiocese of Washington rightly criticized a Georgetown University student group’s invitation to the president of Planned Parenthood to speak on campus.
Holy Week Begins
This Sunday begins Holy Week, the most sacred time of our Church’s liturgical calendar… Pray for the grace to fully participate in Holy Week.
The Gentleman Politician
In terms of political debate, we, as a nation, have reached our nadir. When politicians can insult each other, resorting to taunts about the body parts of others, as if they were in middle school, we have reached a new low.
The Legacy of Benedict
Three years ago, on Feb. 28, Pope Benedict XVI left via helicopter from the Vatican to go to Castel Gandolfo. He has announced his resignation from the papacy a few weeks earlier. By the time he would return back to the Vatican, a new pope, Pope Francis, would have been elected and the world had a seismic shift. What can we consider the legacy of the eight-year pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI? It is far, far too early to tell, but perhaps we can give just three speculations:
Pope’s Dignified Words
This past week was a major one for Pope Francis. To say that he was the focus in the news would be an understatement. His visit to Mexico was historical; his stop in Cuba was ground- breaking; and his comments on the airplane back, as well as his last Sunday’s Angelus in Saint Peter’s Square proved, once again, why he is the most important thinker in the world today.
Humility and Lent
One of the great Roman traditions is the Station Church Masses each day during Lent. Coming out of the traditional Mass calendar, those of the North American College, the priests of the Casa Santa Maria and the priest faculty and seminarians on the Gianicolo go each day to a different Roman church as a pilgrimage […]