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October 24, 2021

Fr. Yaw Acheampong: Mary Magdalene -- Steward of the good news

This is Christ’s Appearance to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection by the Russian painter Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov.

If someone were to ask you who Mary Magdalene was, what would you tell the person?

Published in Guest Faith Columns
June 6, 2018

Irish president apologizes to women sent to Magdalene laundries

President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland delivers his address during the State of the Union conference in Florence, Italy, May 10. During a June 5 ceremony in Dublin, Higgins honored and apologized to women who once labored in the country's Magdalene laundries that were run by religious orders.
DUBLIN – President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland described the treatment of women and children in state-controlled institutions managed by the Catholic Church as a "deep stain on Ireland's past."
Published in International
March 26, 2015

Christ is key to human freedom

Benjamin West's The Angel at the Tomb of Christ

Resurrection of the Lord — Easter Sunday — (Year B) April 5 (Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-18)

One thing was abundantly clear to the first followers of Jesus after the resurrection: it would not be ‘business as usual.’ The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ was not intended to merely add one more religion to the world’s diverse spiritual traditions, but to herald a new stage in humanity’s spiritual evolution.

Published in Fr. Ron Rolheiser
September 24, 2014

Barbie as the Virgin Mary? Ken as Jesus?

Barbie as the Virgin Mary? Ken as Jesus?

ROME - Barbie has had a number of careers in her 55 years — flight attendant, veterinarian, astronaut, even president. Her latest role, however, is raising eyebrows.

Published in International