Perspective: Mario Costabile, a successful film and music producer, felt called to serve the church. He launched Array of Hope, a ministry of music, films and concert events, events that he described as "very Catholic."
"Finding Hope in the New America" served as the theme of this year's Napa Institute summer conference, but in the sessions of the 2020 virtual conference, the titular hope seemed to be in short supply.
NCR Today: My recent post on NCRonline.org, "Let's all agree to 'live in tension,' " seems to have sparked more than the usual interest among our readers, if my inbox is any indication.
Pope Francis took his message of hope to this sprawling, dusty capital of Peru, celebrating Mass within view of the rocky, waterless Andean slopes where most of the city's poorest residents live.
In his ministry and in his travels, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle said he is reminded of the true meaning of hope by people living in situations the world would see as hopeless.
Catholic patriarchs of the Middle East — with hope, despite uncertainty in the region — called for peace, security, prayer and solidarity at Christmastime.
