COMMENTARY Never underestimate evil. It has a way of coming back, of reinventing itself, of absorbing into itself anything that feeds into it. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was indeed found guilty on all three charges against him in the killing of George Floyd in 2020. He is in a maximum security prison. People […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Where did the Ascension happen? Do you have to stay for the recessional song at Mass?
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Christ’s victory over death proclaims a second chance for all
POPE FRANCIS EASTER MESSAGE By Junno Arocho Esteves and Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Easter liturgies — with the fire, sharing of light from the paschal candle, the renewal of baptismal promises and the proclamation that Jesus has risen — assure people that it is never too late to start again, […]
Ultimate survivor
At 105, Maui-born Catholic woman beats COVID-19 with a lot of faith and a little gin By Lois Rogers Catholic News Service TRENTON, N.J. — Lucia DeClerck has survived the 1918 influenza pandemic, two world wars, the loss of three husbands, one son and many of her physicians. Recently added to the list: COVID-19, which […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: Gauging our spirit
THE HUMAN SIDE How might we measure our spirit? One excellent way is to determine how well it stacks up to virtue. Kindness means being well-disposed toward life, neighbor, self and God. On a scale of one to 10, how does our kindness rate, and how well do we counter ill disposition? Reverence is awe […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: What if the Eucharist is stolen? Is it a mortal sin to miss Mass?
QUESTION CORNER Q: I have recently volunteered to attend adoration of the Blessed Sacrament as a “guardian.” I do this twice a week. I have been wondering this: What happens if the monstrance and Eucharist is stolen? The monstrance can be replaced, but I have heard that a priest may have to reconsecrate the church […]
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