Fratelli Tutti” (literally “Brothers All”) is the way Pope Francis opens his latest encyclical, quoting the way St. Francis of Assisi addressed everyone — rich or poor, male or female, Italian or non-Italian, Christian or […]
NEW YORK—”The family that prays together stays together.” Although he popularized rather than originated that pithy saying, the sentence aptly sums up the message of Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton (1909-1992), who advocated it both […]
The script that forms the title of Christie Purifoy’s 2019 work of non-fiction looks at first glance like the word “Peacemaker.” So someone surveying the book rack might expect that this book will be about […]
We’re all familiar with the title phrase from Ecclesiastes 3. It’s part of a frequently used first reading at Masses of Christian Burial and is quoted in eulogies. If one listens to golden oldies, it […]
As the Catholic Church begins the process of restoring public worship as the COVID-19 crisis continues, priests and lay faithful are facing unique challenges that do not always have clear answers. Does communion on the […]
I admit that I was in a daze when COVID-19 began its first known rapid spread throughout the USA in March. I had just unexpectedly put to rest my close friend Father Marcin Zahuta. At […]
Every summer except this one, my religious community has gathered sisters from around the country and held workshops at our motherhouse. These include theological updating, reports on outreach, ministerial ventures, and reflection on what we call […]
Tis the season. Amid the fray that we call American political life and during the ongoing sadness of manifestations of racial injustice and the ravages of COVID-19, it seems that we need a little Christmas. That […]
Three priests and 11 deacons: that’s how many clergymen were at a recent funeral. With all the coronavirus restrictions, the congregation was, apart from the many watching the livestreamed Mass, relatively small. So the number […]
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