Michael Sean Winters: Millionaires flood Senate races with campaign contributions; Garvey's attack on scientism is ridiculous; the International Olympic Committee overlooked this hurdle for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The Jan. 15 volcanic eruption in Tonga is a painful reminder that despite scientific advances, there has been little action to prevent natural disasters, Cardinal Czerny said during a prayer service for the island nation.
Michael Sean Winters: Regrettably, more in sadness than in anger and with a heavy heart, it is time for another installment of Catholics Behaving Badly.
Commentary: It had been a difficult trip to get to my son's confirmation ceremony. For a kid with autism and anxiety, the road was rockier than usual. When he was finally ready to be confirmed, COVID-19 complicated the situation.
Commentary: Often our evangelization efforts are linked with bad theology and clerical attitudes. A better approach would be to realize that everything we do as Catholics is a touchpoint of evangelization.
Pope Francis' belief that elderly wisdom should be shared with the young led to his participation in a new Netflix documentary series. The series' editorial consultant told NCR about the pope's hands-on collaboration in the process.
Michael Sean Winters: Millionaires flood Senate races with campaign contributions; Garvey's attack on scientism is ridiculous; the International Olympic Committee overlooked this hurdle for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo said there is no other choice now but to turn to the international community to seek justice for victims of the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka.
The Jan. 15 volcanic eruption in Tonga is a painful reminder that despite scientific advances, there has been little action to prevent natural disasters, Cardinal Czerny said during a prayer service for the island nation.
Aligning with Indigenous worldviews, the movement to recognize nature as having the same rights as people is rooted in the belief that the Earth and its ecosystems have intrinsic value — beyond how humans use them.
Book interview: Susan Dunlap holds a weekly prayer service at a shelter for people without homes. Her book Shelter Theology describes their spiritual lives. Dunlap speaks about her ministry and her book in this interview.
Movie review: If "Don’t Look Up" is a mirror, this is what we see in it: We are a deeply distracted people, hypnotized by screens, inclined to argue first and seek facts later, if at all.
The Jan. 15 volcanic eruption in Tonga is a painful reminder that despite scientific advances, there has been little action to prevent natural disasters, Cardinal Czerny said during a prayer service for the island nation.
The body representing Catholic bishops in Spain has acknowledged that nearly 1,000 real estate properties across the country were registered as possessions of the Church despite having no proof of ownership.
After Bishop Franco Mulakkal's acquittal, Sr. Mary Nirmalini tells Cardinal Oswald Gracias that church authorities should, "at least now, try and reach out to the survivor and her companions and offer support to them."
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo said there is no other choice now but to turn to the international community to seek justice for victims of the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka.
Christine Schenk: If we are to ever emerge from Catholic polarization, it will be through dialogue, respect for differences, and the kind of nonviolent love practiced by New Ways Ministry and so many LGBTQ+ Catholics
Amending a written statement made to a panel investigating clerical sexual abuse in his former Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, retired Pope Benedict XVI said he was present at a 1980 meeting to discuss the transfer of a priest accused of misconduct.
Commentary: It had been a difficult trip to get to my son's confirmation ceremony. For a kid with autism and anxiety, the road was rockier than usual. When he was finally ready to be confirmed, COVID-19 complicated the situation.
Phyllis Zagano: Francis and Vatican officials have repeatedly refuted claims that COVID-19 vaccines are morally tainted. That so many lay Catholics and clerics are ignoring church teachings demonstrates a large leak in the barque of Peter.
Commentary: Often our evangelization efforts are linked with bad theology and clerical attitudes. A better approach would be to realize that everything we do as Catholics is a touchpoint of evangelization.
As the tense hours of a Jan. 15 hostage standoff situation unfolded at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, so too did a manifestation of faith and community at nearby Good Shepherd Church.
Pope Francis' Jan. 23 installation of lay men and women in the ministries of lector and catechist is a continuation of the unfinished work of the Second Vatican Council, said Catholic liturgists and theologians who heralded the move as both "historic" and "long overdue."
