FINDING GOD IN ALL THINGS “What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us, to children who are now growing up?” This question, posed by Pope Francis in “Laudato Si’,” has been rattling around my brain. It seems like every morning news stories appear above the fold or […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Doesn’t my parish have to report its finances? Can I go to confession by phone?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I belong to a Catholic community in Florida that has been in existence for 32 years. For all that time, we have had only one pastor. The problem is that we have never seen a parish financial report, and I have been told that our parish’s weekly income averages $30,000. I approached […]
Archbishop ‘deeply disappointed’ by Senate passing confession bill
By Pablo Kay Catholic News Service LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez said he was “deeply disappointed” by the California Senate’s passage of a bill that would force priests to disclose information about child sexual abuse that they hear in the sacrament of confession. After legislators voted 30-2 in favor of the […]
Effie Caldarola: Small ways to save the world
FOR THE JOURNEY So, you want to save the world? Yeah, so do I. At least, most of us want to do good, some giving that will make a dent in the world’s woes, something from which we can see positive results. And sometimes in my daydreams I envision a rather large dent. I know […]
Jean Vanier | 1928-2019
Founder of L’Arche changed the lives of the intellectually disabled By Michael Swan Catholic News Service TORONTO — Jean Vanier, 90, founder of L’Arche communities and co-founder of Faith and Light, died May 7. Vanier had been suffering from cancer and was assisted at a L’Arche facility in Paris. Vanier was the author of some […]
A saint for our times
By Catholic News Service This editorial appeared online May 8 on the website of The Catholic Register, the Toronto-based national Catholic Canadian newspaper. Jean Vanier, Canadian writer, philosopher and humanitarian who died May 7, was a champion for people with intellectual disabilities and touched countless lives through his constant message of love. “The message of […]
MOVIE REVIEW | ‘Hesburgh’
An educational look back at tumultuous times By John Mulderig Catholic News Service NEW YORK — There was a time in the 1970s when Holy Cross Father Theodore Hesburgh (1917-2015) seemed to be ubiquitous. Well into his long tenure as president of the University of Notre Dame, Father Hesburgh had by then also been involved […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Is apostolic succession real? Can I be a Eucharistic minister if I’m divorced?
QUESTION CORNER Q: My understanding is that the church teaches that bishops and priests are the successors of the apostles. Can this line really be traced back to one of the original apostles? (Lancaster, Ohio) A: The Twelve Apostles were the privileged eyewitnesses sent to proclaim the teachings of Jesus. The Gospel of Matthew (28:19-20) […]
Carolyn Woo: Two nuggets for commencement season
OUR GLOBAL FAMILY It is commencement season and I am collecting my thoughts for upcoming speeches. Because of space, let me share two of five nuggets harvested from experiences that span both professional setbacks and achievements as well as personal joys and losses. First, it is good to make plans and set goals. Use these […]
Incoming priests had varied professions before entering seminary
By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The new crop of priests being ordained this year had a wide variety of careers before discerning a call to priesthood, according to a report issued May 3 by the Center for Applied Research in the apostolate. Education was the top career choice of ordinands at 11 […]
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