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By Ed Langlois
PORTLAND, Ore. — On a crowded Portland commuter train May 26, a selfless Catholic father of four stepped forward to calm a tense situation. He was that kind of guy. Rick Best defended two women being accosted by a passenger yelling hate speech about Muslims and other groups. Best, a 53-year-old member of Christ […]
Local
By Zoey Maraist
After years as a friar, Michael Folmar will be ordained a deacon.
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Services were held across the nation on Memorial Day May 29 to recall the ultimate sacrifice made by the men and women serving in the U.S. armed forces.
Columns
By Zoey Maraist
As someone raised by a Catholic mother and a Lutheran father, I’m no stranger to a little theological rivalry.
Global
By Catholic News Service
CAIRO — Christians in Egypt “are getting to this idea that we could be a martyr at any moment,” the spokesman for the nation’s Catholic bishops told Catholic News Service. The spokesman, Father Rafic Greiche, also lamented the number of children killed in an attack on a bus carrying Coptic Orthodox Christians to St. […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
This time of year is a natural one for self-assessment. If you’re still in school, the end of the spring semester lends itself to reflecting on the year’s accomplishments and stumbling blocks and setting new goals for the next term. If you’re beyond school, old habits die hard, and the rhythm of the lives of […]
Columnists
By Russell Shaw
Just when you think things can’t get any worse, they do. That’s been the story of President Donald Trump’s relationship with the media for a long time, and we aren’t seeing the end of it yet. I don’t wish to add to the hysteria by declaring this situation a crisis. But if it’s not […]
Local
By Ashleigh Buyers
Christopher Tipton experienced an early call to the priesthood.
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By Christina Capecchi
Rachel Gardner has a bad habit: She says yes when she ought to say no. A friend will ask to do lunch on Wednesday. “I say, ‘of course,’ ” Rachel recounts, “and in my head, I can see my totally squashed schedule.” The friend asks if noon works. “I say, ‘Sounds great,’ knowing I have […]
Pentecost: A feast of fire