THE HUMAN SIDE When my barber David Knight who worked in the U.S. Senate building died, it felt like losing a beloved family member. One meaning of family is a group of people in the service of an individual. For years, Dave and his partners were family to me. The moment I entered the barber […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Can a Democrat be pro-life? Can you make up a missed Mass?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Recently, Time magazine ran an article about Tim Ryan, a Democrat congressman from Ohio, who announced his campaign for president. The article says that he “was against abortion rights until 2015.” It also says that he is a devout Catholic and names his parish. Ryan is quoted as saying, “To me, my […]
Greg Erlandson: Selling the sizzle at a parish near you
AMID THE FRAY “Marketing is a contest for people’s attention.” — Seth Godin I heard about a parish recently. It has regular eucharistic adoration, but only the old-timers show up, and their numbers are shrinking. There is some handwringing over this fact. Nobody wants to see it disappear when its current devotees disappear. The funny […]
Cardinal ‘Fix It’: Almoner’s job is to model direct charity
The cardinal plays an ancient role devoted to mostly small, direct acts of almsgiving By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — During his visit to a center offering respite and food to refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski followed a sign that said, “Broken? Fix it here.” The sign […]
Pope uses universal law to guide local churches on abuse
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ latest effort to help the Catholic Church safeguard its members from abuse and hold its leaders accountable came in the form of a new universal law, “Vos estis lux mundi” (“You are the light of the world”), which takes effect June 1. Like all […]
Elise Italiano Ureneck: The world we leave our children
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 […]
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