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May 5, 2015, 7:03 PM
“It ain’t the first and it ain’t the last!” That was the response of Avery, an elderly man who is always at my barbershop (though he never seems to get a haircut) when he was asked about the current unrest in Baltimore. …
May 4, 2015, 6:24 PM
At his Mass of Installation on April 15, 2015, Bishop Robert W. McElroy, Bishop of San Diego, spoke about the need to build new bridges—a call that is particularly relevant as we pray for healing in Baltimore, Ferguson, and many other…
Apr 29, 2015, 12:58 PM
Kerry Alys Robinson
On March 8, 2015, International Women’s Day, I was invited by the archbishop celebrant to reflect on the scriptural readings for the third Sunday in Lent in the beautiful Chiesa di Santa Maria…
Apr 22, 2015, 1:43 PM
Rachel Malinowski
Justice. That was the single word at the top of my newsfeed when I opened Facebook after the thirty-count conviction of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. As I continued to scroll, I saw similar cheers for justice and chants of…
Apr 21, 2015, 4:22 PM
Here are a few links for today. "heed the voices of the poor who are impacted most by climate change ... " In his recent column in the Florida Catholic, Archbishop Thomas Wenski, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice and Human…
Apr 20, 2015, 2:44 PM
For years, the US Catholic bishops have used a “two feet” model to explain how Jesus’ disciples are called to put God’s love into action to address the problems that face our local and global communities. The “two…
Apr 16, 2015, 4:31 PM
On Ash Wednesday 2015, the five Roman Catholic bishops in Indiana released a pastoral letter, entitled Poverty at the Crossroads: The Church’s Response to Poverty in Indiana. We are encouraging Hoosiers to take time to read the letter,…
Apr 9, 2015, 2:11 PM
Iran (US Government image)
In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday, Bishop Oscar Cantú, chairman of the USCCB Committee on International Justice and Peace, welcomed the adoption of a framework by the United…
Apr 8, 2015, 2:17 PM
Mary McClusky, USCCB (Photo by Renata Grzan/RenataPhotography.com)
“I felt I had committed the unforgivable sin.” So many women with abortion in their past have repeated a similar phrase. They feel shame, regret, loss and despair.…
Apr 6, 2015, 2:48 PM
Dr. Bethany Welch
Easter Sunday’s first reading, from the Acts of the Apostles, is a reminder of the power of bearing witness. Peter, speaking of Christ's life on earth, says, "We are witnesses of all that he did both in the…
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