Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Cardinal Czerny remembers Jesuits killed in El Salvador

In a letter the prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development commemorates his confrères murdered on the night of 16 November 1989 at the Central American University of the Society of Jesus in San Salvador: “Their lives and deaths inspire our mission”. Read all  

Daily Rome Shot 581, etc.

White to move. Good luck.  This is tricky. NB: I may hold comments with puzzle solutions a little longer than others so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Lately I was playing an online engine and running into the problem … Read More →

U.S. Bishops vote new president and vice president

The bishops of the United States meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, for their General Assembly, elect Archbishop Timothy Broglio and Archbishop William Lori as president and vice-president of the USCCB. Read all  

The Rock and the Peregrine

The Rock and the Peregrine By James Chappel November 15, 2022 Catholics are obsessed with their history. In researching my own book on Catholic history, I met scores of Catholic laypeople and clergy across Europe and America. Never have I met people so fascinated by, and knowledgeable about, the history of their own institution. They […]

Pope Francis’ prayer advice: Just be with Jesus ‘without ulterior motives’

Pope Francis at the general audience, Nov. 16, 2022 / Daniel Ibáñez / CNA Rome Newsroom, Nov 16, 2022 / 04:35 am (CNA). Pope Francis offered advice on Wednesday for building “a more mature and more beautiful relationship with the Lord” through prayer. Speaking at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square on a cold, […]

USCCB elects new president, vice president

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services is the bishops’ conference president and Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore the vice president