YOUR FAMILY In 2003, my wife and I had been married for 29 years when we wrote a column on marriage that offered tips for newlyweds. Remember, we wrote, that the sacrament is called “marriage,” not “wedding.” Also, continue to transform your wedding day promises into everyday compromises. Be fiscally prudent. Avoid being a […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Why is my parish run as a dictatorship?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Could you explain to me why Catholic parishes are run as dictatorships and are not democratic? Priests who act as dictators are driving young people to go to non-Catholic services or to quit altogether. Priests are 9-to-5 employees who do not earn their salary; if they were in the real world, many […]
St. Mary Magdalene gets her own feast day
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Recognizing St. Mary Magdalene’s role as the first to witness Christ’s resurrection and as a “true and authentic evangelizer,” Pope Francis raised the July 22 memorial of St. Mary Magdalene to a feast on the church’s liturgical calendar, the Vatican announced. A decree formalizing […]
Women deacon study not the first, but might answer questions
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — When Pope Francis accepted a proposal at the Vatican May 12 to form a commission to study the possibility of women serving as deacons today, it generated plenty of buzz. The pope’s agreement on the idea — raised by members of the International Union of Superiors General, […]
The gold curse
Illegal mining in Ghana impairs church plans for a clinic and nursing college, threatens lives, poisons land By Melanie Lidman Catholic News Service HIA, Ghana — Bishop John Yaw Afoakwah of Obuasi is furious. In his celebratory white cassock, he picks his way carefully through shoulder-high mounds of dirt and deep puddles to approach the […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: Mary’s example in fighting terrorism
THE HUMAN SIDE As I sat on the front porch of my apartment recently, a U.S. Capitol Police car raced by. Minutes later, dozens of police cars, fire engines and ambulances followed with a helicopter hovering overhead. Road barricades protecting the perimeter of the U.S. Capitol building were activated halting all traffic, as authorities grabbed […]
The facts about Fatima’s third secret
Vatican shepherds the flock away from conspiracy claims by people not convinced the message is really out By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — When then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger met the press in 2000 for the formal release of the so-called Third Secret of Fatima, he said he knew many people would be disappointed. […]
Ecumenism on pope’s agenda for Armenia
Ecumenical relations, the memory of past suffering and prayers for a future of peace form the framework for Pope Francis’ itinerary when he visits Armenia June 24-26.
Bill Dodds: To former seminarians
YOUR FAMILY Soon after my grandson turned 11, I said to him, “Well, in three years you can move away from home.” He looked at me. “That’s what I did,” I said. He turned to his mom. “Really?” he asked since he knew his grandfather can be one who stretches the truth. “Really,” she said. […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: What is the ‘internal forum’?
Q: In a recent editorial in a Catholic newspaper, I read that, with regard to whether civilly remarried Catholics may receive holy Communion, Pope Francis is now encouraging people to talk to their priest “in the internal forum.” What does that mean?
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