Deacon Ponton’s love story with the church ranges from France to Hawaii August 3, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations While Deacon Ponton said that he “lived life, got kicked around a little,” the pastor who gave him his first holy Communion said that it is that background which will make him a “great” priest when he is ordained for the Archdiocese of Baltimore Aug. 22
The new nothing-but-normal August 3, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window “This is the new normal,” people say about this pandemic time. But we do not have to accept the current situation as the new normal.
RADIO INTERVIEW: George Weigel discusses ‘The Next Pope’ August 3, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Radio Interview Author George Weigel talked with “Catholic Review Radio” host Christopher Gunty about his new book, “The Next Pope: The Office of Peter and a Church in Mission.”
German author says retired Pope Benedict is ‘extremely frail’ August 3, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News An author with a long and close relationship to retired Pope Benedict XVI told a German newspaper that the 93-year-old retired pope is “extremely frail.”
Catholic prayer, meditation app Hallow sees huge increase in popularity August 2, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News When the developers of the Catholic meditation app Hallow launched it in 2018, they hoped to attract young Catholics, but what is now the country’s No. 1 Catholic app has a bigger reach than that.
In planning Jan. 29 March for Life, officials mindful of health safeguards August 2, 2020By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News March for Life is, at its core, a bus event for college and high school groups, and restrictions on that kind of travel are still an unknown factor.
Disappearance of Chinese bishop is subject of congressional hearing August 2, 2020By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, U.S. Congress, World News “We are saddened by the recent reports that Bishop Su may have died during his recent imprisonment,” said Nury Turkel, a Uighur American who is a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, in testimony during the hearing. Bishop Su, if he is alive, would be 88 years old.
Birthday reflections, schooling prep, and St. Ignatius (7 Quick Takes) August 1, 2020By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I’ve been hoping to get a handheld mirror for the days when our deck becomes a barber shop for our family.
Jesuit superior warns of pandemic’s threat to democracy July 31, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Human lives and jobs are not the only things threatened by the coronavirus pandemic: In many countries, democracy and efforts to build a more just world also are under attack, said Father Arturo Sosa, superior general of the Jesuits.
Faith leaders criticize Trump’s plan to reject new DACA applicants July 31, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Faith leaders and immigrant advocates have denounced the Trump administration’s plan to reject first-time applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, and limit DACA renewals to one-year extensions instead of two.
Camp GLOW remains an anchor, even online July 31, 2020By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Disabilities Ministry, Feature, Local News, News COVID-19 made in-person camp for adults with physical or developmental disabilities, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Baltimore, too risky, according to Deacon Bill Fleming, its director. An alternative, an online camp, has received an enthusiastic response.
Sister M. Isabel Schratwieser, IHM, dies at 97 July 31, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister M. Isabel Schratwieser, 97, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died July 16 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton.
