Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Death of 21 Coptic Martyrs Coming to the Big Screen

The astounding witness of the 21 Coptic martyrs slain in 2015 by ISIS on the beaches of Libya continues to make shockwaves across the world, revealing to believers and non-believers alike the true depth of ultimate devotion to Christ: the literal laying down of one’s life for Christ, who is Lord God and Savior. The […]

Charlotte’s Web Revisited

I am presently rereading E. B. White’s novel Charlotte’s Web with my youngest child, who is eight . She is much enjoying this classic tale about the pig Wilbur and his friendship with the spider Charlotte, who hatches a clever plan to save him from the butcher’s knife. I don’t remember how old I was […]

Attacks by Islamists in DR Congo increase in East of African country

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A recent attack that killed at least 14 Catholics the Democratic Republic of Congo has raised fears of a new religious conflict in the east of the African country. The killings were carried out by members of the Allied Democratic Forces – a militia affiliated to the ISIS terrorist group. According to […]

Christian man dies from wounds received in May 25 attack in Pakistan

A Christian man attacked in Pakistan on May 25 died in the hospital on Monday, causing a leading bishop calls for stronger protection of religious minorities in the Muslim nation. According to local observers, hundreds of Muslims took part in the mob violence in Sargodha, Pakistan, located in the Punjab province, in May. The incident […]

Mexico Catholics optimistic about new president’s government

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Claudia Sheinbaum’s landslide electoral victory over Xóchitl Gálvez on June 2 transformed the former Mexico City mayor in the country’s first female president. Her experience in the struggle against violence in the capital city and her commitment to maintaining her predecessor and fellow party member Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s economic policies […]

After gay gaffe, Pope Francis attempts to mend fences

ROME – After Pope Francis sparked a wave of controversy for using an off-color gay slur, he now appears to be attempting to mend fences, offering reassurances to a homosexual man turned away from seminary and writing the preface to a book by a prominent LGBTQ+ activist priest. On June 4, the Italian version of […]