Comment: Francis opens the door to ‘cafeteria’ Catholics
By Fr. Tom ReeseComment: Our environmental abuse puts us on a road to ruin
By Cathy Majtenyi, Guest ColumnistComment: Take nothing for granted, give thanks for all things
By GUEST COLUMN, Angela SaldanhaWe’re all guilty to some degree, aren’t we? I mean, guilty of taking things for granted.
Comment: Writings of St. Augustine can lead us to City of God
By Herman GooddenOne of the sweetest attractions of off-the-grid summertime breaks is the opportunity to push out the parameters of your usual reading routines. This summer I decided it was time to finally immerse myself in the writings of St. Augustine (354-430 AD) and read the two works for which he is best known, Confessions and The City of God.
Scandals in the Catholic Church: Bad news and good news
By Thomas Reese, Religion News ServiceLeaders in the Catholic Church, like leaders in any organization, hate scandals. They wish that they never happen, and when they do, they try to deal with them internally so as not to get a lot of bad publicity.
Comment: Thank you, Steve Bannon
By Thomas Reese, Religion News ServiceNothing unites the bishops more than being attacked from the outside. And if there was ever any doubt about the bishops’ campaign for immigration reform, Steve Bannon’s recent attack will encourage the bishops to double down.
Comment: Who are we to judge the ‘quality of life’?
By Cathy MajtenyiThe tragic case of a 77-year-old woman, known only as AB, who had been wracked with intolerable pain for more than three decades, was resolved in August through doctor-induced death.
Or was it?
Comment: Something good can come from nothing
By Francis CampbellMaking something out of nothing. When somebody pulls that off, it tends to evoke wonder and admiration.
Comment: Bride’s best laid plans melt in Pope’s hand
By Vanessa Santilli-RaimondoRome in June is notoriously hot. But Rome in June wearing a wedding veil is even hotter.
Comment: This time, Jesus is invited for our wedding vows
By Herman GooddenMy wife and I, in our 40th year of married life, are renewing our vows this month at a special Mass in the Marian chapel of our home parish at London’s St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica.