A recent study on religion in America shows that while the percentage of the white, Black, and Asian adults in the United States who identify as Catholic has remained relatively steady since 2007, the percentage of Hispanic adults who identify as Catholic has steeply declined.
I think that the first time I encountered the word “acedia” was when I first read Josef Pieper’s classic “Leisure the Basis of Culture.” That was back in the 1950s. I recall that I was confused by his remarks. Now, more than 70 years later, I think I understand Pieper’s comments about acedia and I suspect his remarks may have a special importance today. I am wondering if acedia is widespread in contemporary American culture. Pieper wrote the following about acedia:
While many welcome the Trump administration’s attempt to get the country’s finances under control, some of the moveshave had unfortunate consequences.
In the late 1970s, music icon Bob Dylan was struggling through a low point in his career. His album “Street Legal” had received mixed reviews and his movie “Renaldo and Clara” had not been received as well as he had hoped.
The Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization, celebrated the 125th anniversary of its patriotic fourth degree with an exemplification ceremony, Mass, and unveiling of a statue of its founder Blessed Michael J. McGivney at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.
The Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in the nation’s capital is a magnificent Neo-Gothic structure, based on 14th-century English models, that calls itself “Washington National Cathedral”: a non-sequitur repeated by many others.
Several of Pope Francis’s top collaborators have hit back against rumors that Pope Francis’s health, while of concern, is declining as he marks one week in the hospital for treatment of bilateral pneumonia.
Black History Month is a time dedicated to honoring the rich contributions and diverse experiences of African Americans. For the Catholic Church, this month is a special opportunity to reflect on the profound influence of black Catholics throughout history.
Reflecting on Black History Month, Cardinal Wilton Gregory recalled how young people in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C., would often climb on the bronze statue of Carter G. Woodson, rub his head, and try to figure out why he got a statue in their neighborhood.
Two young men from Italy to be canonized this year still prove that holiness is not just for saints, according to a panel discussion on Feb. 16 at the annual Catholic conference, the New York Encounter.
