A lesson from nature August 18, 2020By Father Joseph Breighner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom Jesus came to tell us that love, not violence, is the answer. For his efforts, he was crucified by the people of his day. Violence if often our reaction. But violence is never the answer. Love really is the only answer.
Bishop-designate Lewandowski’s insignia denote his office, commitment August 18, 2020By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Feature, Local News, News Bishop-designate Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., doesn’t normally wear jewelry. He’s going to have to get used to wearing a ring and a pectoral cross.
Emotional Bishop-designate Lewandowski considers selfishness versus sacrifice at vespers August 17, 2020By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Feature, Local News, News, Video Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated a vespers service on the eve of the ordination of Bishop Bruce A. Lewansdowski, C.Ss.R., Aug. 17 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.
Letter: Democrats must make room for pro-lifers, ‘moderate’ abortion position August 17, 2020By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News About 100 current and former Democratic lawmakers from several states urged the Democratic Party’s Platform Committee Aug. 14 “to moderate its official position on abortion,” saying many party leaders support abortion policies “radically out of line with public opinion.”
Foundation prize is ‘validation’ of all Homeboy Industries does, says priest August 17, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The prize, which is $2.5 million in unrestricted funds, also “strengthens our resolve to create a community of kinship and healing in Los Angeles,” the priest said in a statement. “All of us at Homeboy Industries are profoundly humbled by the Hilton Foundation’s recognition.”
Cardinal Pell tells U.S. Catholics: ‘We rely on you’ August 17, 2020By Peter Rosengren Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News In an exclusive interview prerecorded and aired at a U.S. conference, Cardinal George Pell reminded his audience how important the church in the U.S. is for world Catholicism and Western civilization.
Rediscovering the reality of the Eucharist August 17, 2020By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference Teaching the truth of the Eucharist is thus a task for this moment, turning plague time into a time of renewed faith in the wonder of what we are offered in holy communion.
Nebraska governor signs bill that bans dismemberment abortions August 17, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Saying Nebraska is “a pro-life state,” Gov. Pete Ricketts Aug. 15 signed into law a ban on dismemberment abortions, which he said stops a “horrific procedure” and is “an important step to strengthen our culture of life.”
Bishop Lewandowski’s ordination events, curtailed by pandemic restrictions, include livestreams August 17, 2020By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Feature, Local News, News Two events will welcome the newest auxiliary bishop of Baltimore to his new ministry this week. Due to restrictions on gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, the events are not open to the public but will be livestreamed via several outlets.
Sixty years after JFK, wait continues for the second Catholic president August 16, 2020By Mark Pattison Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News Thirty-three men between George Washington and John F. Kennedy served as U.S. president. Until Kennedy, all were white Anglo-Saxon Protestant men. It took 172 years for a Catholic to win the presidency.
A peachy season, a coffee crisis, a reorganized pantry, and other summer fun (7 Quick Takes) August 15, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Recipes It’s peach season, and the peaches that made their way to my kitchen counter seemed not quite ripe enough for a peach cake. But sometimes you just really want peach cake—and you realize you have time to make one.
Bishop Madden among leaders concerned about rising gun violence, need for ‘commonsense’ gun laws August 14, 2020By Chaz Muth Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate, Video “I don’t believe that requiring gun registration and background checks is infringing on someone’s liberties,” Bishop Madden told CNS. “Some of the language hurled in these debates is disturbing to me, because it seems to discount the value of the lives lost to gun violence.”