Washington Archdiocese Drops School Mask Requirement in DC

Ron Adar Students attend first day of in-person learning at Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York at Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy on September 9, 2020. Because the archdiocese has schools located both inside and outside the city, it was able to lift the mask mandate in its Maryland schools in February.

Massachusetts Top Court Considers Challenge to Ban on Assisted Suicide

Video_Creative State Attorney General Maura Healey’s office argued that the legislature, rather than the courts, should decide the issue. Both Granik and Chris Schandevel, who argued before the court on behalf of Euthanasia Prevention Coalition USA, stressed the state’s interest in the human life of its citizens.

Day 69: The Bronze Serpent (2022)

Fr. Mike explains how the bronze serpent is a prefiguration of Jesus on the Cross. We also continue to learn how God’s laws in Deuteronomy redefine the social and sexual norms for the Israelites to teach them about the dignity of every human person. Today’s readings are Numbers 21, Deuteronomy 22, and Psalm 102. For […]

St. Macarius of Jerusalem

Macarius lived in the fourth century and, as with many saints from that early period, there is very little information available about him. What we do know is that Macarius was named bishop of Jerusalem in the year 314. He was noted for his defense against the heresy of Arianism (denial of the divinity of […]

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“No one is indispensable, for every one exists only once and God loves man so much that He wants to renew the mystery of the Incarnation in every one of us.” — Romano Guardini, The Rosary of Our Lady