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CLEVELAND — It was during the first days of March 2020 that the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 turned up in discussions of the executive team at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington.
A spring breeze gently blew through the branches of a willow tree in front of a white home on a quiet residential street in Fredericksburg March 21. For years, the house had witnessed hundreds of University of Mary Washington students seek the sacraments through the faith community of the Catholic campus ministry at the neighboring St. John Bosco Center. Thanks to contributions from the Bishop’s Lenten Appeal, the house now joins the center as a place to foster the faith in young people. Fittingly, the house was dubbed the St. Dominic Savio House.
BOULDER, Colo. — Officer Eric Talley, an 11-year veteran of the Boulder Police Department, was the first to arrive at the scene of a mass shooting at a King Soopers grocery store the afternoon of March 22 and the first of 10 to be killed at the store.
"When you grow up in a home that teaches you about God, you don't put religion first — you put the needs of people first," said Haddad.
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge will celebrate the following Masses and liturgies during Holy Week.
First of all, I want to thank you all for the tremendous outpouring of support we have received in the wake of my mother’s death. It has been so touching to receive your condolences, prayer pledges and Mass cards. My family and I are so grateful.
Lent.
The word has always signified a sacrifice to me — a subtraction, a forfeit, a paring down, a letting go. We try to eliminate the distractions, to focus on the most essential. Actually, though, a quick etymological discovery trail casts a different light on the very word.
Growing up, I had mixed feelings when it came to Holy Week. My mom would let us watch TV until Holy Thursday then the TV would be turned off until Easter. I did not understand why I had to give up television when it was a week of vacation. My mom would say you have to sacrifice because Jesus died — clearly this was a concept I did not understand.
The Virginia Catholic Conference issued an action alert March 18 calling on Catholics to urge their U.S. Senators to oppose the Equality Act (H.R. 5), legislation that the VCC said would “discriminate against people of faith, punish faith-based organizations and even risk mandating taxpayers to fund abortions.”
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Divided crowds, divided hearts
Each year, Palm Sunday presents the church with a cornucopia of Scripture for reflection. We begin the liturgy this year with Mark 11:1-10 and finish with the entirety of Mark 14-15. An understatement: There is quite a lot to take in.