The Summer Reading List: A Ukrainian Primer June 9, 2022By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Feature, The Catholic Difference, War in Ukraine Given the rubbish about Ukraine spewed out by Russian propaganda trolls and regurgitated by foolish or ideologically besotted Americans, this year’s annual Summer Reading List will focus on serious books that explain the background, including the religious dimension, of a conflict that will shape Europe’s future – and ours.
Panel: Gun violence is pro-life issue that sensible gun laws must address June 9, 2022By Richard Szczepanowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Catholic leaders in an online discussion June 8 urged the faithful to look at gun violence as a pro-life issue, address the roots of racist thinking that promotes such violence and press for commonsense gun laws.
Man arrested for making death threats against Justice Kavanaugh June 9, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News A man threatening to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was arrested near the justice’s Maryland home June 8, carrying a gun, a knife and zip ties.
Two cultures in one faith for Sister Lucero Romero June 9, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Vocations Sister Lucero Romero made her first vows in 2017 and is preparing to profess her perpetual vows this year or next year.
Just the other day June 9, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, The Domestic Church Graduations bring so many emotions. I’m overjoyed to be seeing our son taking this step. I’m beyond proud of the person he’s becoming. I am honored to be his mother. I’m grateful to be here to see him reach this point.
‘Life and Dignity for All’ is theme of USCCB’s Religious Freedom Week June 8, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News “Life and Dignity for All” is the theme of this year’s Religious Freedom Week of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Catholic leaders decry federal judge’s ruling on lethal injections June 8, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Catholic leaders expressed disappointment with a June 6 ruling by a federal judge in Oklahoma calling the state’s three-drug lethal injection method constitutional.
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ June 8, 2022By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews “Jurassic World Dominion” (Universal), which wraps up the second trilogy of films ultimately derived from novels by Michael Crichton, features not only the duo whose adventures have been charted in the more recent movies, but the trio of scientists at the heart of the 1993 original as well.
‘Don’t look away,’ children plead to Congress in gun control message June 7, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News The young organizers of Students Demand Action were the first of several groups to arrive in Washington in early June for a week of protests demanding that U.S. lawmakers pass restrictions on high-powered weapons such as the ones that have been used in mass shootings, including at schools.
Ellicott City parish moves forward with major capital projects June 7, 2022By Matthew Liptak Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Parishioners of Church of the Resurrection in Ellicott City had much to celebrate when Archbishop William E. Lori joined the Howard County faith community for a special Mass June 4.
Brutal attack on worshippers in Nigeria is called attack on ‘entire church’ June 7, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The brutal attack on people at a Catholic church in Nigeria on Pentecost Sunday is “an attack on the entire church,” said a U.S. official of Aid to the Church in Need, an international Catholic charity.
RADIO INTERVIEW: A mom’s perspective on a son’s journey to the priesthood June 7, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations Mary Ellen Bilenki is a parishioner of St. Alphonsus Rodriguez in Woodstock and the mother of Deacon John Bilenki, a recently ordained transitional deacon for the Archdiocese of Baltimore who is expected to be ordained a priest for the archdiocese next year. She shares a parent’s perspective of watching a son journey toward the priesthood.
