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Former Vatican official Cardinal Raymond Burke has tested positive for COVID-19, the archconservative prelate announced Aug. 10 on Twitter. He did not say whether he had been vaccinated for the virus.

Just Catholic: The combination of pandemic lockdowns and Zoom have spawned a new way of being Catholic. Or, they have spawned a new way of seeming to be Catholic. We are moving toward a Catholic Metaverse.

Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Rhoades keeps being unclear; bishops ensure "discord will reign supreme"; more Trump power abuse; a Nigerian writer takes on Twitter; let movies be movies.

Commentary: It is no longer a question of whether we will engage social media as Christians, but how. Here are eight simple commitments every Christian can make to do their part in leavening this new digital world.

NCR Connections: Over the months, what started as a fluke has grown to be a community of Catholics who wish bishops did things like ask their opinions or apologize when they make a mistake — like they do @usccbp.

There are filters that blur "imperfections" in photos and filters that turn lawyers into cats on Zoom. Now there are filters to help Christians safely display the very visible Ash Wednesday mark on social media.

Book review: In Patricia Lockwood's No One Is Talking About This, if you're willing to immerse yourself in the scroll of her narrative, you'll find plenty of humor and empathy in her first novel.

Commentary: Catholics are committed to fundamental freedoms, and that commitment flows from our anthropology. We see the human person as oriented toward the truth. But just as the freedom flows from our orientation toward truth, so it must be shaped by it.