I am trying to recall when I first began to think about whether capital punishment is or is not moral. I don’t recall reflecting on that question when I was in grammar school, but perhaps at Jesuit high school, Xavier, the question began to enter my mind. During my years as a student in the seminary and as a young priest, I had accepted the view that capital punishment was immoral.
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Recent words marking October as Respect Life Month from Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities, come with profound urgency and grace.
Congressional lawmakers failed to pass legislation to fund the federal government, resulting in a federal government shutdown at the end of September. Catholic groups that serve the poor urged lawmakers to end gridlock.
As the autumn leaves begin to turn and the liturgical calendar guides us through Ordinary Time, we find ourselves observing National Hispanic Heritage Month, held annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
On Sept. 22, Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher delivered an address at the United Nations’ New York headquarters during the U.N.’s high-level meeting marking the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women.
Chef Salvo Lo Castro made a career preparing exquisite meals for popes. Now he hopes to bring the same culinary skills and Sicilian hospitality to all in his new restaurant, CASASALVO.
At this moment in America, people are being smothered by anti-immigrant sentiment. In August, I stopped at Dunkin’ Donuts and ordered, in English, two bagels with bacon, egg, and cheese. The employee gave me a long, strange look, as if analyzing me, and said, “No Spanish.”
Shortly after the announcement of the approval of the canonizations of Sts. Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis, I was asked in an interview, “What does Carlo Acutis teach the young people today?” It occurred to me that the premise of the question is wrong. Certainly, his example inspires many, and his virtues are worthy of imitation.
At the start of National Migration Week, taking place this year Sept. 22-28, the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration invited the faithful to join “The Cabrini Pledge” and be guardians of hope for migrants and refugees.
