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Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
For nearly 50 years, our nation has suffered under the enormous weight of a wrongly reasoned Supreme Court decision. Roe v. Wade imposed legalized abortion on all 50 states, effectively denying the electorate the freedom and power to debate and decide the controversial issue. Since that decision, more than 63 million babies have died from […]
Columns
By Fr. Steven Oetjen
Gospel Commentary June 26, Lk 9:51-62 An enthusiastic disciple approaches Jesus in today’s Gospel and proclaims, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus responds briefly, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” The desire to follow Jesus unconditionally, wherever he […]
Local
By Anna Harvey
In union with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Religious Freedom Week, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated a Mass for religious freedom at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington June 23, the day following the solemnity of the church’s patron saint. With this year’s theme as “Life and Dignity for All,” Bishop […]
Global
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Families are called to bridge the gap between older and younger generations and defend life, said U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life. Celebrating Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica June 23, the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, Cardinal Farrell said […]
National
By Tom Tracy
As a victim assistance coordinator for the Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Donna Eurich said believes one of the best results of her position — which springs from the U.S. bishops’ “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” — is to help victims both find healing and not lose their faith. Eurich, who was […]
Art
By James Ramos
HOUSTON — The dark bronze sculpture seems to shimmer in contrast to the stark white stucco walls and the sharp black granite adjacent to the Chapel of St. Basil at the University of St. Thomas in Houston. Since early 2022, the Catholic university has hosted the larger-than-life cast bronze sculpture that depicts a veiled mother […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church professes marriage and family life to be a path to holiness — a daunting concept — but one that can start with a tiny step, Pope Francis said. “Start from where you are, and, from there, try to journey together: together as couples, together in your families, together with […]
National
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON — Political commentator Mark Shields, who died June 18 at age 85, often wore his Catholic faith on his sleeve in his columns, commentary and talks around the country. Shields, who died of complications from kidney disease at his home in the Washington suburb of Chevy Chase, Md., was known for his wit and […]
Columns
By Elise Italiano Ureneck
A few months back I had the opportunity to speak with a theologian who is doing some serious thinking about the ethics of technology and its broader effects on our understanding of ourselves and our neighbors. Luis Vera, associate professor of theology at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, writes and lectures on subjects […]
Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Elderly Christians are called to bear witness to the strength that comes from God, especially when moments of frailty and weakness make them dependent on others, Pope Francis said. “Our dependency grows with sickness, with old age, and we are no longer self-sufficient as before. Our dependence on others grows and even […]
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