Our country is in the midst of many crises, from the coronavirus pandemic, to one of racial justice, to the economy. But, writes the Our Sunday Visitor editorial board, one crisis not making regular headlines is that of our society’s inability to
On June 26, Guadalupe Radio Network abruptly suspended its airing of the EWTN Radio show “Morning Glory” after co-host Gloria Purvis, who is Black, has used the show to engage in frank conversation regarding racism, including Church teaching on the subject, and
June 20 marked two years since former American cardinal Theodore McCarrick was removed from active ministry by the Vatican after a lay review board subsequently found allegations of sexual abuse of minors “credible and substantiated.” And though Church leaders had assured at
In the past months, writes the editorial board, we have had to reinvent community in many ways. Families have become their own islands of community. With schools closed, parents became elementary and high school teachers. With day cares shuttered, they worked and
The editorial board writes that, in our Catholic tradition, fathers occupy a critical role in both arenas. In our homes, fathers are called to lead the family by example — to love their spouses as Christ loved the Church (that is, to
In times such as these, it is difficult to find the right words. We think back to May 25, when former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on the neck of George Floyd, resulting in his death. We think back
In an ideal world — even in a coronavirus-free world — placing vulnerable adults in facilities for elder care should not be considered a death sentence. But as the nation continues to reel from the coronavirus pandemic, it seems that this is
A new kind of front line is emerging on the scene of the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States: that of workers and security guards in retail establishments that have reopened to the public. And it's seriously disturbing.
In May 2015, the Vatican released Pope Francis’ second encyclical, Laudato si’, in which he wrote on the interconnectedness of all aspects of human life and creation. Five years later, in the midst of a pandemic that has brought much of the
As governments ease their recommendations, dioceses, too, are loosening in various ways the tight restrictions adopted earlier this spring to help flatten the curve. Church leaders are having constant conversations about what such a loosening means for public gatherings, availability of the