When the novel coronavirus was at its peak earlier this year in Delaware and Washington, D.C., Sister Constance Veit said she felt like a blindfolded soccer goalkeeper, trying to stop something she couldn’t see. The Little Sisters of the Poor, whose mission
From the temporary suspension of public Masses to strict social distancing protocols, the novel coronavirus has upended parish life across the United States. A positive test result for COVID-19 by a parish priest adds a whole other layer of disruption. Our Sunday
On August 22, at their motherhouse in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist welcomed one of the largest postulant classes in their 23-year history, a class of 18 young women. Now numbering more than 150, the
Two newly ordained priests who spoke recently to Our Sunday Visitor said that while the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging to their new ministries, having their ordination dates delayed was providential, giving them more time to focus on their service to God
When the governor of New York issued a stay-at-home order in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in the South Bronx opened their doors wide before shutting them tight for four months. Thirty regular overnight
Across the nation, and around the world, Catholic hospitality centers of various types have been confronted with how to minister to the needs of the most vulnerable in our society during the COVID-19 pandemic. Various restrictions imposed by state and local governments
Beyond the towers of barbed fences, razor-sharp wires and labyrinths of maximum-security checkpoints is a prison population isolated from those who share the inescapable message of God's love. In an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, inmate visitations have been suspended,