‘Ruff’ work: Dogs provide needed support in Baltimore Archdiocese
TIMONIUM, Md. (CNS) –Staff members at a Catholic Charities’ residential treatment program for children with behavioral and emotional needs were not having luck calming a boy during a recent screaming and yelling outburst. They couldn’t even get close enough to begin soothing the troubled youth. That’s when Carmen intervened. The 6-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, a […]
Our lives, our homes can be like Rivendell in the essentials. But it will require something very difficult…..
I am not sure what to call the opposite of living-in-the-present, but I think I have become accustomed to it. Practices and dispositions now common among us subtly draw us away from really being present in the present. Fears that draw our imagination and thoughts to what might happen. Regular consumption of what poses as […]
A writer, raised by atheist parents, reflects on the brilliance of ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ [you may hit a paywall here, but it’s well worth reading]…
For half a century, it’s been one of the most significant phrases in American Christianity. A prelude to something sacred in an unlikely place: the Gospel of Luke, King James translation, as recited by Linus van Pelt in A Charlie Brown Christmas…
Synod on Sinicization: In secret meeting, Beijing lays out Communist religious vision for Hong Kong Catholics…
Chinese bishops and religious leaders briefed senior Hong Kong Catholic clergymen on President Xi Jinping’s vision of religion with “Chinese characteristics” in an unprecedented meeting organised by the mainland’s representative office in the city, according to four clerics.
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A Catholic Physician’s Response to FAQs on COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments
M-foto Dr. Gwyneth Spaeder M.D.: “There are many reasons to be concerned about the way public officials and governmental leaders around the globe have addressed the COVID-19 pandemic. Morally serious people should continue to be alert to challenges to authentic human freedom. Catholics have no reason, however, to fear the safety, efficacy, or morality of […]
Priest who led diocesan Office of Child Protection charged in abuse case
A retired priest of the Diocese of Arlington, who for seven years oversaw the diocese’s program on protecting minors from clerical sexual abuse, was indicted shortly before Christmas on two counts of sexually abusing a minor.
Beginning a new year by bringing about the family of God
New Year’s celebrations can be a mixed experience. On one hand, the holidays have brought us opportunities to be renewed in our relationships with family and friends. On the other hand, secular media can present this sort of “new year, new you” approach that may not really jive with our actual experiences. We can feel […]
More example than exhortation: Pope’s 2021 illustrated teaching on kinship
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — From a vaccination clinic in the atrium of the Vatican audience hall to a visit to the ancient Iraqi city of Ur and later to a refugee camp in Lesbos, Greece, Pope Francis demonstrated throughout 2021 what he means by seeing all people as brothers or sisters. Pope Francis issued his […]
WHO warns of a ‘tsunami’ of Covid cases
The World Health Organization chief says the combination of Delta and Omicron variants is driving a dangerous tsunami of Covid-19 cases that could put immense pressure on healthcare systems. The warning comes as global Covid infections hit a record high over the past seven-day period with many nations posting all-time highs. Read all