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Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – People seem to enjoy finding the shortcomings of candidates for sainthood like Blessed Junípero Serra, but they should ask themselves if they would have his generosity and courage to leave everything behind to care for the poor and bring them the Gospel, Pope Francis said. Visiting the Pontifical North American College, the […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
When Pope Francis comes to the United States in late September, chances are good that he will arrive in the middle of a bitter, highly politicized national debate on same-sex marriage and religious liberty. That suggests several large questions for the papal visit. Should the pope say anything about these high-voltage issues? Given the circumstances, […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY – A Christian marriage isn’t just a big ceremony held in a church with nice flowers and everyone wearing fancy clothes and taking lots of pictures, Pope Francis said. Marriage is an act of faith between a man and woman who are both fragile and limited, but courageous enough to follow Christ and […]
Local
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) – The seemingly carefree days of retirement with no set schedules, commutes or bosses do not just arrive magically at one’s doorstep upon reaching a certain age. The new routine with its perks – no demands, no early risings – and downfalls – no paychecks and built-in social networks – requires a fair […]
Local
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) – As a whole, older Americans have the time to volunteer and want to do it, particularly if it involves sharing their wisdom by mentoring. What holds them back, according to an AARP study, is that they are often not asked to help. According to the organization’s 2008 study on giving, most Americans […]
Movies
Serviceable romantic drama in which, due to the unique circumstances of an auto accident that caused her temporary death, a 29-year-old widow (Blake Lively) in 1930s San Francisco emerges from the trauma immune to aging. She spends the next eight decades on the run from prying authorities and from the kind of relationships her perpetual […]
Columnists
By Soren Johnson
Call it my Lego epiphany. For many months my 10-year-old son has been building Lego ships. Then one day he started to hit me with questions about hulls, torpedoes and naval maneuvers like “crossing the T.” Then he asked me about the Battle of the Denmark Strait and other World War II battles. And suddenly, […]
Movies
The grisly undertones of this whodunit- a detailed dissection of a real-life murder case adapted by director and co-writer Rupert Goold from the memoir by Michael Finkel – make it suitable for mature viewers only. Yet, for those able to endure its seamier aspects, the film provides a cautionary tale about narcissism and the perils […]
Movies
A teenagers-in-trouble horror film with a cybertwist, director Levan Gabriadze’s silly thriller unfolds in “found footage” style as six high school friends (Shelley Hennig, Renee Olstead, Courtney Halverson, Jacob Wysocki, Will Peltz and Moses Jacob Storm) converse in a video chat room. The sextet of pals is bound by a dark secret: they mercilessly bullied […]
Local
By For The Catholic Herald
More than 300 delegates and alternates representing the 143 local councils and more than 27,000 members of the Knights of Columbus in Virginia gathered at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel in Richmond May 1-3 for their 115th annual meeting. The Knights elected a new slate of officers who will assume office July 1. The delegates elected […]
