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October 18, 2020

Cathy Majtenyi: Fratelli Tutti sounds alarm on dignity

Washington Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell and a woman religious walk with others toward the National Museum of African American History and Culture during a peaceful protest June 8, 2020, following the death of George Floyd. Pope Francis’ new encyclical "Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship," speaks against "narrow and violent racism, xenophobia and contempt, and even the mistreatment of those who are different."

The timing of the photo op couldn’t have been better. A defiant, COVID- sick Donald Trump popping out of hospital to wave to his supporters from a vehicle, putting the driver and security detail in extreme danger, illustrated so perfectly one of Pope Francis’s key concepts in his latest encyclical, Fratelli Tutti , On Fraternity and Social Friendship.

Published in Guest Columns
May 9, 2019

Cathy Majtenyi: Threatened species counting on us

Cathy Majtenyi: Threatened species counting on us

Scientists warn that Earth is in the early stages of the “sixth mass extinction,” with a decrease of up to 60 per cent since the 1970s of the numbers of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and fish on the planet.

Published in Register Columnists
December 22, 2017

Cathy Majtenyi: The story of Jesus’ birth filled with lessons for all

There is so much joy connected with the birth of Jesus that we forget to reflect on the deeper messages, says Cathy Majtenyi.
The scene in the movie The Nativity Story where Mary jumps off the cart after returning from Elizabeth’s house always chokes me up.
Published in Register Columnists