This article contains spoilers of the films The Irishman and Silence. “Well before the light, hold me again with all of your might in the still of the night” When it was announced that Martin Scorsese was making a film that starred Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino, a film that focused on the… Read More The Irishman in the Silence and Still of the Night
via the Vatican: For weeks now it has been evening. Thick darkness has gathered over our squares, our streets and our cities; it has taken over our lives, filling everything with a deafening silence and a distressing void, that stops everything as it passes by; we feel it in the air, we notice in people’s… Read More Highlights of the Pope’s Special Urbi et Orbi Blessing
Check out these recent articles on the coronavirus, solidarity, and the common good: Spare a Moment for Sorrow by John Dickerson: “Ideally a public figure would use his platform, as heroic leaders have in the past, to set this tone. In the absence of that, perhaps we can all use our platforms, whether they be… Read More Coronavirus, Solidarity, and the Common Good
via CNS: Countries fighting the coronavirus pandemic could face deadly consequences if they focus on protecting their economies more than their own people, Pope Francis said. In a handwritten letter sent March 28 to Argentine Judge Roberto Andres Gallardo, president of the Pan-American Committee of Judges for Social Rights and Franciscan Doctrine, the pope said… Read More Pope Warns that Prioritizing the Economy Over People May Lead to ‘Viral Genocide’
Stephen Curry is joined by Dr. Anthony Fauci of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to talk all about COVID-19:
“The question that arises right now, more powerfully than any other, is, ‘What can conquer our fear?’…What kind of presence is capable of conquering the deep fear that grips us at the depths of our being?” I read these words by Fr. Julian Carron, President of the Communion and Liberation movement, when the coronavirus was… Read More Teaching in the Midst of Crisis
In First Things, RR Reno writes, “There is a demonic side to the sentimentalism of saving lives at any cost.” Is this sentimentalism? Or is it the care for the human person that Jesus showed by healing the sick? Jesus identifies his mission as the promotion of life in abundance (John 10:10). The Catechism states… Read More It’s Not Demonic to Close Churches to Protect Human Lives and the Vulnerable
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