Recent Editorial

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  The tragedy of all-pervading Church politics

  Jan 09, 2021

  In the Catholic Church in the United States, one of the most important Churches in the world, the structures of ecclesial conversation have all but broken down.

  
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  A new year of hope for freedom from pandemic

  Jan 09, 2021

  The new year is upon us. It brings a great and vibrant hope that with the arrival of vaccines, the deadly killer Covid-19 might be defeated in another year if political leaders really lead and act with moral conscience and competence.

  
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  Jesus shows us the way to be close

  Dec 24, 2020

  Christmas teaches us that God did not look down upon us and pass by but fully assumed our nature and the human condition, except sin. This event gives meaning to human existence and the whole of history and can remove the pessimism generated by the pandemic.

  
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  Pope Francis’ great Christmas gift to us all

  Dec 24, 2020

  Pope Francis' essay and book share the thoughts of this most gifted parish priest at this terrible time of pandemic. He does not present much in the way of high falutin' theology.

  
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  Mass myopia and coronavirus

  Dec 19, 2020

  “Instead of watching Mass on the computer, why don’t we read from the Bible together?” That’s how our eight-year old daughter reacted last Sunday when we gathered to watch the celebration of Mass at home, where we’ve been self-quarantined since last week.

  
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  The guardian of the species: Gen 1:28 and COVID-19

  Dec 19, 2020

  The COVID-19 pandemic and other recent outbreaks of infectious diseases of animal origin have shed a new light on one of the most famous passages of Genesis, the story of the creation and the relationship between human beings and the animal world.

  
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  Pope proclaims year dedicated to St Joseph

  Dec 12, 2020

  In a new Apostolic Letter entitled Patris corde (“With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis describes Saint Joseph as a beloved father, a tender and loving father, an obedient father, an accepting father; a father who is creatively courageous, a working father, a father in the shadows.

  
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  Papal trip to Iraq highlights the need for dialogue

  Dec 12, 2020

  If the Abraham Accords brought together the Jews and the Muslims this year, Pope Francis, with his proposed visit to Iraq, has added the third missing commonality factor to the three great Abrahamic religions.

  
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  Bless God who blesses us

  Dec 05, 2020

  God’s grace changes lives. God takes us as we are, but never leaves us as we are. Let us think of what Jesus did with Zacchaeus.

  
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  Pope sets up foundation for global prayer network

  Dec 05, 2020

  Pope Francis has made the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, formerly known as the Apostleship of Prayer, a Vatican foundation.