QUESTION CORNER Q: Where did the Ascension take place? Matthew and Mark tell us that the apostles are to go back to Galilee, but Luke says that they should stay in Jerusalem until Jesus has risen. (Louisville, Kentucky) A: On the top of the Mount of Olives outside of Jerusalem’s Old City is a small […]
Archives for April 2021
Effie Caldarola: This is who we are
FOR THE JOURNEY In 1919, a mob of several thousand people dragged a Black man named Will Brown from an Omaha courthouse. He had been accused of raping a white woman, but never given a trial. He was beaten, hanged, shot over 100 times, and his body burned before a jeering crowd, contributing to the […]
Photos: Celebrating anniversaries of discipleship
Talk story: Being a neighbor to others
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Jesus asks us to be present to those in need of help, regardless of whether or not they belong to our social group. In other words, he challenges us to put aside all differences and, in the face of suffering, to draw near to others with no questions asked. I should […]
Federal appeals court says Ohio can enforce Down syndrome abortion law
By Catholic News Service CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court April 13 upheld a 2017 Ohio law that prohibits doctors from knowingly participating in performing an abortion because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. In a 9-7 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, based in Cincinnati, overturned an injunction against […]
‘Draconian’ Irish law makes attendance at Mass a criminal offense
By Michael Kelly Catholic News Service DUBLIN — The head of the Irish bishops’ conference said the government’s move to criminalize attendance at Mass as part of COVID-19 regulations was a “potential infringement of religious freedom and of constitutional rights.” “The precise provisions are unclear and at first reading appear to be draconian, going further […]
You, too, can sponsor a piece of Paris history
By Deirdre C. Mays Catholic News Service A novel fundraising approach to restore one of the most iconic monuments in the world, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, enables donors to have a piece of history. On April 15, Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris unveiled an interactive website — restorenotredame.org — that allows people to donate […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Jesus is the vine
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts of the Apostles 9:26-31; 1 John 3:18-24; John 15:1-8 The Acts of the Apostles, once again, furnishes the first reading for the liturgy in the season of Easter. This weekend’s reading is about Paul, and Barnabas. In the story, Paul, who was converted on the road to Damascus, and who […]
Heralding back: April 30, 2021
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago: April 30, 1971 The Many Men Behind the Chaplains at Hickam Air Force Base HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii—Ever attend church, watch how smoothly the service goes and wonder how it happens? The Chaplain Services Personnel at Hickam Air Force Base know what keeps the service moving, because […]
FATHER RUSSELL J. ROIDE, S.J. | 1938-2021
Jesuit educator served at UH Newman Center Jesuit Father Russell Roide, a member of the U.S. Jesuits’ West Province who served for three years as pastor of the Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish at the University of Hawaii, died peacefully in his sleep on April 13 at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos. He […]