Distinctly Catholic: It requires spiritual discipline to avoid the consumerism that has truly taken the Christ out of Christmas and replaced him with Mammon. In wrapping paper.
Fifteen states have revised their laws in the past two years extending or suspending statute of limitations to allow child sex abuse claims stretching back decades, unleashing potentially thousands of new lawsuits.
It's Happening: I've made several visits, curiosity-driven, to the Georgetown medical school's anatomy labs during dissections. And one day, my own cadaver will be wheeled in to help future doctors learn.
In an interview with actress Valerie Pachner, who plays Franz Jägerstätter's wife in the film "A Hidden Life," Pachner talks about trying to get close to a character, the idea of someone who stands up for what is right because it is the right thing to do.
It's Happening: I've made several visits, curiosity-driven, to the Georgetown medical school's anatomy labs during dissections. And one day, my own cadaver will be wheeled in to help future doctors learn.
Distinctly Catholic: It requires spiritual discipline to avoid the consumerism that has truly taken the Christ out of Christmas and replaced him with Mammon. In wrapping paper.
Reeling under the financial weight of clerical sexual misconduct lawsuits, Rochester joined a list of other dioceses across the country that have also filed for bankruptcy protection, which, say victim advocates and legal scholars, denies victims their day in court, can cover up wrongdoings and result in lower settlements.
Fifteen states have revised their laws in the past two years extending or suspending statute of limitations to allow child sex abuse claims stretching back decades, unleashing potentially thousands of new lawsuits.
Distinctly Catholic: Mendacity has long been a feature of public and especially political life; this week, however, has been a banner week for big institutional lies, partisan lying, and self-serving claims from the stump that are demonstrably impossible.
President Donald Trump's new executive order directing the government to consider race and national origin when investigating anti-Semitism has been met with mixed reviews from American Jews, mostly along liberal and conservative lines.
Pope's quotes: "Mercy is that outbound trip of misery to my heart, borne by my heart, that moves my heart and that, at times, moves it to the point that the heart becomes like a compass at the North Pole, that is unable to stop, for what it feels."
The saints are "the true light of the church," so before they are proposed to all Catholics for imitation and veneration, a scrupulous investigation is required, Pope Francis said.
The church's clergy sex abuse crisis has had a ripple effect on many honorable priests: heavier workloads, increased isolation as multi-priest parishes grow scarce and an erosion of public support.
For decades, the people of Bethlehem have watched tour buses drive up to the Church of the Nativity, disgorge their passengers for a few hours at the traditional birthplace of Jesus, and then return to Israel.
A civil engineer built — for free — a new, two-story retreat house for a community of Carmelite nuns in the southern Philippines. The house has multiple guest rooms and serves as a new income stream.
Listen: In this third and final episode, we hear the Plowshares activists explain why trial and sacrifice have always been essential to their movement. For one activist, sacrifice included spending her 79th birthday in a jail cell.
An interfaith coalition, including Rep. Joaquin Castro, held a Dec. 9 candlelight vigil outside the national headquarters for U.S Customs and Border Protection to draw attention to immigration enforcement policies that they say have led to chlidren's deaths.
EarthBeat shares reflections based on "Laudato Si': on Care for our Common Home." In Week 3, Pope Francis does not mince words. He challenges us to stand and defy the status quo of power wielders.
Pope Francis laments in his message for 2020's World Day of Peace that the human community "bears the scars of ever more devastating wars and conflicts," calling on Christians to reject systems of security, such as nuclear deterrence, built on fear of others.
Book review: Stephanie Kilroe's book on Anne Hope presents a portrait of an international Catholic woman leader, a welcome addition to the literature of contemporary Catholic women who represent the best of a flawed tradition, combining sacrament and solidarity.
Darren Dochuk manages to narrate virtually the entire history of the United States, from the Civil War to the election of President Donald Trump, through the lens of two overlapping trajectories — oil and American religion.
It's Happening: I've made several visits, curiosity-driven, to the Georgetown medical school's anatomy labs during dissections. And one day, my own cadaver will be wheeled in to help future doctors learn.
How to invite more young women to consider religious life is a question many communities and organizations are asking. Many are moving away from the recruitment model and instead are focusing on mentoring, volunteering programs and mission trips to reach out to young adults. "It's visibility, visibility, visibility," says one sister.
Distinctly Catholic: It requires spiritual discipline to avoid the consumerism that has truly taken the Christ out of Christmas and replaced him with Mammon. In wrapping paper.
Distinctly Catholic: It requires spiritual discipline to avoid the consumerism that has truly taken the Christ out of Christmas and replaced him with Mammon. In wrapping paper.
Political news and commentary roundup: The Times says the left is losing the abortion fight; Secretary of State Pompeo slams Dems for impeachment hearings while President Trump is overseas; and more
In an interview with actress Valerie Pachner, who plays Franz Jägerstätter's wife in the film "A Hidden Life," Pachner talks about trying to get close to a character, the idea of someone who stands up for what is right because it is the right thing to do.
Separated by 250 miles, the sculptures and the exhibits containing them have a good deal to say to one another and collectively shed light on two lesser-known Renaissance artists, who deserve recognition outside the shadows of their illustrious students and teachers.
A civil engineer built — for free — a new, two-story retreat house for a community of Carmelite nuns in the southern Philippines. The house has multiple guest rooms and serves as a new income stream.
Book excerpt - A new book by St. Joseph Sr. Christine Schenk details St. Theresa Kane's journey to leadership and her strength and persistence in the face of the Vatican's reaction and efforts to remove her from office.
