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The Catholic Difference: The saints and all of us
ROME. Amidst all the Sturm und Drang of Synod-2015, something genuinely new in the life of the Church began, and it shouldn’t escape our notice.
Does your post make folks feel like toast?
Right before Thanksgiving, a friend of mine put something wise on Facebook. Afraid she was getting addicted to the social media site and yet weary of it at the same time, she wrote:
Lone Ranger' Christianity fades into the West
Remember the Sabbath? If you do, you’re part of a rapidly shrinking block of Americans.
What is the role of the Catholic press?
We're not wearing fedoras, and smoke isn't curling up around us as we pound out our latest stories, but journalists everywhere are still looking for a good story. Times have changed since Walter Cronkite signed off and Edward R. Murrow's documentary "Harvest of Shame" has faded in people's memories.
'That all may be one': Embracing the spirit of the Reformation
The Vatican announced Jan. 25 that Pope Francis will travel to Sweden in October to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation, which begins in 2017.
The Way of the Cross continues on
In his strong identification with the poor and vulnerable, Jesus makes it perfectly clear that when we meet the needs of these least brothers and sisters, we are ultimately serving him.
The True Face of Assisted Suicide
Since California legalized assisted suicide last year for people diagnosed as terminally ill, the former Hemlock Society – now a multi-million-dollar operation called “Compassion & Choices” or C&C – has stepped up efforts to pass similar laws in other states.
'When I use city water, I always pray': A day with a Flint mom
Whenever I use city water, I always pray, “Jesus, be our shield.”
Proof of life in an often mischaracterized Church
It was early in what would have been a sleepy Saturday morning and the campus of Donovan Catholic High School in Toms River was teeming with life.
An obligation to aid the persecuted
It’s far removed from life in America, but the suffering of Christians and others in the Middle East demands our concern and compassion.
And now we have the 70-day-after abortion pill
Much to the delight of abortion advocates, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has loosened its guidelines for the powerful abortion drug, RU-486/Mifepristone, marketed as “Mifeprex.”
Professor George: Religious freedom worldwide has 'spiraled downward'
WASHINGTON -- The state of religious freedom worldwide saw more decline than improvement in the last year, said Robert George, chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
World Communications Day 2016 is all about mercy
Each year on the Sunday before Pentecost, the universal Church observes World Communications Day, intended to draw attention to the integral role that communications work plays in the mission of the Church.
What is the connection between the Gospel and the food we eat?
It's a good bet that Mary never tossed Jesus a couple of coins and sent him to the grocery store for a quart of milk and a loaf of bread.
How is Catholic social teaching relevant today?
Paying attention does not require shouting; sometimes silence accomplishes more than noise.
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