A woman confided to me that she was terribly afraid for her grandchildren to grow up in a world like ours. I conceded that the dangers are real, but I reminded her of the words of Jesus: “In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world” (Jn 16:33). […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: A garden’s mystique: Quotes to inspire
THE HUMAN SIDE Roman Senator Marcus Tullius Cicero wrote, “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” Why is a garden precious? One reason is it produces life-sustaining food. It can also produce the life-enhancing spirit of beautiful flowers. Most mysterious and even more precious is its secretive powers of […]
Slain French priest was attack on ‘all of us,’ imam said
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Father Jacques Hamel’s gruesome murder in northern France July 26 — by men claiming allegiance to the Islamic State — prompted sorrow and outrage from Muslim leaders around the world. “This attack in a place of worship and on innocent worshippers in particular demonstrates that there are […]
‘Apostolate of the ear’
By listening to youth, he hears what makes them tick By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — When Pope Francis is in Poland July 26-31 to meet with an expected 2 million young people from around the world, he’s there with a firm idea of the dreams, fears and challenges so many of […]
For God and country
Priests navigate U.S. armed forces as chaplains By Chaz Muth Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — At first glance, it’s difficult to distinguish Father Lukasz J. Willenberg as a Catholic priest as he gathers with U.S. Army paratroopers preparing for a training jump at Pope Field near Fayetteville, North Carolina. Instead of wearing the traditional black […]
Father John Catoir: Finding God in the present moment
Communion with God should be a natural part of your life, like your very own heartbeat. Being aware of the presence of God is automatic, even if you only consciously advert to God a few times a day. The Lord is present, whether you are praying or not. Jean-Pierre de Caussade, a Jesuit spiritual writer, […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Why didn’t the good thief go to purgatory?
QUESTION CORNER Q: As I understand purgatory, it is a place where a cleansing is done, even if we have received the sacrament of anointing of the sick and/or made a good confession and had our sins absolved before death. My question is this: On the day Jesus was crucified, he told the good thief, […]
Father William J. Byron SJ: Remembering Elie Wiesel and remembering the unborn
LOOKING AROUND Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and eloquent witness who kept alive the memory of the extermination of 6 million Jews by the Nazis during World War II, died on July 2 at age 87. His mission in life was to preserve the memory of the Holocaust and to speak out against forgetfulness and violence. […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: A spirit of inclusion to break down walls
THE HUMAN SIDE Residing on Capitol Hill is like living in the Green Zone in Baghdad: Sophisticated barriers abound all around its perimeters. Ironically, they were constructed by Latinos, the same people some Americans would like to wall off. On top of this, some want to wall off Muslims from entering our country. In our […]
‘The Innocents’
Film about Benedictine nuns violated by Russian soldiers after WWII called a story of hope amid darkness By Allana Haynes Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Anne Fontaine, director of “Coco Before Chanel” and “Gemma Bovery,” released her most recent work, “The Innocents,” about a group of Benedictine nuns in Warsaw, Poland, raped by soldiers after […]
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