Baltimore Archdiocese’s Life is Beautiful Mass honors Alvaré, Clarksville couple January 25, 2021By Karen Sampson Hoffman Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Video “We gather to celebrate and to give thanks for the gift of human life and to proclaim and give thanks for its beauty,” Archbishop Lori said, “and to honor those who are apostles and missionaries of the message that life is beautiful.”
Bishops say order on LBGTQ equality has implications for religious liberty January 25, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News President Joe Biden’s wide-ranging executive order to extend existing federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people exceeds the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2020 ruling on the issue in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, said the chairmen of five U.S. bishops’ committees.
God’s word is ‘a love letter to us’ to be read every day, pope says January 25, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bible, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Unable to preside over Mass on the Sunday of the Word of God because of a recurring bout of sciatica, Pope Francis’ homily was read by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization, which coordinates the annual celebration.
Prayer, witness for life, even if virtual this year, seen as important as ever January 23, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News Even though “peaceful prayer and witness” will take place in a different format due to the ongoing pandemic, it “must and will continue this year” to mark the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee.
Cookies from a friend in heaven, losing the lottery, and more (7 Quick Takes) January 23, 2021By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window The cookies are a beautiful reminder that the end of life on earth doesn’t mean the end of a friendship.
Home run king Hank Aaron overcame racism to excel on and off the field January 22, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Sports, World News Hank Aaron, who was baseball’s home run king for 33 years, overcame racism to make his mark in the game he loved. Aaron died Jan. 22 at age 86.
Father Bonadio, Sulpician known for pastoral warmth, dies at 83 January 22, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Sulpician Father Joseph J. Bonadio, who shared his gift for homiletics with seminarians and served his home parish of St. Francis of Assisi in Mayfield, a retirement community and a college with great warmth, died Jan. 20 from complications of COVID-19.
Pope urges nations to create a world free from nuclear arms January 21, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Marking the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons coming into force Jan. 22, Pope Francis encouraged nations to work toward a world free from all nuclear arms.
Fauci says Biden expected to overturn ‘Mexico City policy’ in ‘coming days’ January 21, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Dr. Anthony Fauci told the World Health Organization’s executive board Jan. 21 that “in the coming days,” President Joe Biden will revoke the so-called “Mexico City policy,” which blocks U.S. funding of foreign nongovernmental organizations that perform and promote abortion as a form of family planning.
A saint’s two crowns January 21, 2021By Father Ed Dougherty, M.M. Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, Light One Candle, Saints Many people falsely believe that human strength is at the heart of heroism, but Maximilian Kolbe’s life demonstrates that the path to true heroism begins with humility.
Movie Review: ‘Greenland’ January 21, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News A steady focus on the believable characters who populate it elevates director Ric Roman Waugh’s engaging film above the status of a disaster movie. But the positive values displayed along the path of the quest for survival he and screenwriter Chris Sparling chart are offset by the disturbing nature of the mayhem they unleash.
Christ ‘descended into hell’/ Holy Family: Egypt or Nazareth? January 21, 2021By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about Christ’s ‘descent into hell’ and the Flight into Egypt.
