Tablet Talk March 23

Lent With SJP Alumni Priests; Holy Family visited St. Pancras in Glendale; Pies for Pi Day at Immaculate Conception

Learning About Seder

Dear Editor: What a great experience for Catholic school students! (“Model Seder at Divine Wisdom Academy,” April 20)

Freedom and God

DURING THE LENTEN season I thought often about the mystery of human freedom. I have come to believe that any action performed out of love increases the freedom of the person who does it. For many years I thought that the more difficult an action was the more valuable it was. I now think almost the opposite: an action can be difficult for one person because he or she has not grown in freedom and holiness; for another person the same action may be relatively easy because the individual has grown into a deeper holiness.

A Tale of Two Georges

WHEN A POPE IS ELECTED, the cardinals who have just chosen him make their way to the Hall of Benedictions atop the narthex of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pastor, Mentor, Confessor

Dear Editor: I have known Father Rock since my childhood (“St. John’s Priest Is a ‘Rock’ for Athletes,” Feb. 23). He was our family pastor.

Vatican Announces Cardinals Newman and Mindszenty Move Closer to Sainthood

In moves that advance the sainthood causes of two of the most celebrated, and, at times, controversial Catholic figures of the 19th and 20th centuries, the Vatican announced Feb. 13 that a miracle has been attributed to Cardinal John Henry Newman and “heroic virtue” has been attributed to Cardinal József Mindszenty.

Abuse Victim Who Chained Himself to Vatican Finds Closure in Meeting

Since the Church’s sex abuse scandals first erupted, victims have tried different methods to be heard by Church authorities. Some have protested, others have marched, others still have appealed to friends and connections in order to bring their case to the Vatican.