By Theodore Musco The theme for Catechetical Sunday 2014, “Teaching about God’s Gift of Forgiveness,” helps us to focus on God’s deep and constant love for each of us. As pastors and catechetical leaders throughout the country planned to celebrate Catechetical Sunday on Sept. 21, they were reminded of the great gifts catechists are to […]
The New York State Legislature is considering a new law to criminalize what’s known as “revenge porn.” It seems that in our brave new world of social media, it’s become somewhat common for couples in intimate relationships to share sexually explicit photographs via email or “Instagram” or “sexting.” Later, after the relationship has dissolved, recipients of the images sometimes share them on the Internet, with identifying details and disparaging remarks.
It was a beautiful day, and the sun was shining. Shining brilliantly in the clear blue sky above America’s east coast, the sun promised a good travel day.
As the nation observes Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins Sept. 15, the Church has much to celebrate. Historically, the Spaniards evangelized much of what is now the U.S., extending in a great arc from St. Augustine in Florida, where the first Mass was celebrated in 1565, to the San Juan straits in what is now Washington state.
This summer, I was chosen to participate in a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The trip was sponsored by the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre.
More pro-life legislation has been enacted on the state level in recent years than at any time since Roe v. Wade, and even at the federal level, legislation has been introduced that would put the abortion limit in the U.S. at 20 weeks rather than at birth.
Let me suggest that here, in the midst of summer, the reader give some thought to summers past. Recall good summer memories. Everyone has them – being swept ashore with the surf, floating in an inner tube on a lake, splashing around in the pool, catching lightning bugs, chasing butterflies.
During my first year at Marymount School of New York, I taught a New Testament class to the seventh graders. One of my favorite projects was having students write a rap about Jesus. I decided to partake in the project as well. Here is mine:
Two weeks after attending the trial of David Paul Hammer in the U.S. District Court of Pennsylvania, I asked his attorney, Ron Travis, what, if anything, we could do as we awaited the verdict – death, or life in prison without parole – from Judge Joel Slomsky.
The U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, said that the owners of Hobby Lobby, the Green family – devout Christians – are free to run their business according to their religious beliefs.
