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The Weakland memoirs

By George Weigel
In A Pilgrim in a Pilgrim Church: Memoirs of a Catholic Archbishop, Archbishop Rembert Weakland, offers an account of, and an apologia for, his dramatic life. One reader, a prominent scholar and convert who lives in a very different pew than Archbishop Weakland’s, so to speak, nonetheless told me that the Benedictine prelate’s memoir was […]
8/12/09
Reading Time 3 min

Shrine to host Eucharistic congress

By Angela Cave
WASHINGTON – The Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious will sponsor its second eucharistic congress Sept. 11-12 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. The congress, free and open to all, will focus on the Eucharist in the context of three types of Christian vocations – priesthood, religious […]
7/10/09
Reading Time 2 min

New papal encyclical on social justice expected July 7

By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – For more than 100 years, Catholic social teaching has tried to help people face the world’s social, political and economic challenges with the power of the Gospel. Pope Benedict XVI announced June 29 that he had signed his first formal contribution to the list of papal encyclical letters on social themes and […]
7/1/09
Reading Time 5 min

Marriage, perhaps priesthood — what is God’s will?

By Fr. Brian Bashista
The Year for Priests called for by Pope Benedict XVI begins June 19, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, and is dedicated in a special way to St. John Vianney, the Curé of Ars, 150 years after the saint’s death. In light of this and the diaconate and priesthood ordinations that occurred in our diocese […]
6/17/09

Like little children

By Elizabeth Foss
We took the children to Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception last week. This outing is a favorite pilgrimage for our family, one we make several times a year. Often, when we go, my husband is directing the televised Mass for EWTN. So, we arrive several hours early. He […]
5/22/09
Reading Time 4 min

Fair-trade coffee: A justice issue

By Effie Caldarola
I’m looking forward to another wedding anniversary, and proud that my mixed marriage has survived many years. Mixed? Oh, I’m not talking about religion. Jim and I are both cradle Catholics. I’m talking about coffee. For decades, I’ve been living with a man who gets up in the morning and brews coffee from a blue […]
5/13/09
Reading Time 3 min

They call each other ‘sister’

By Fr. Peter J. Daly
What makes two women sisters? Blood relationship, of course, makes one type of sisters. But faith can also make women sisters. Recently my parish took our catechumens and candidates on retreat at a camp run by two nuns who remind me of how the sisterhood of faith is a wonderful thing and a great gift […]
5/13/09
Reading Time 3 min

Moral hazards abound

By Fr. Peter J. Daly
We’ve been hearing the term “moral hazard” a lot lately. The talking heads on TV apply it to economic risk in business. They tell us people have to be willing to accept the consequences of their risks. Letting people “fail” in business serves as a cautionary tale for others. It is a warning sign that […]
4/22/09
Reading Time 3 min

Caregivers are allowed to cry

By Lisa M. Petsche
Caring for an aging relative involves physical, psychological, emotional and financial demands. It can be particularly challenging when the person has heavy hands-on needs, a difficult personality or mental impairment. Caregivers may experience a variety of distressing emotions along the way. The most common ones are as follows. Guilt – because, unlike their relative, they […]
4/1/09
Reading Time 3 min

Food, sex, and us

By George Weigel
George F. Will calls Mary Eberstadt “intimidatingly intelligent.” George must be easily intimidated these days, because Mary is one of the nicest (and funniest) people I know. She’s also our premier analyst of American cultural foibles and follies, with a keen eye for oddities that illuminate just how strange the country’s moral culture has become. […]
4/1/09
Reading Time 3 min

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