What does it mean to be a minister in contemporary society? Henri Nouwen posed this question in 1972, nearly 50 years ago, as the opening sentence to The Wounded Healer. The world was not under lockdown, but his analysis of the modern person is called into stark relief in a world grieving and fighting a… Read More The Wounded Healer in a Time of Pandemic
It was the middle of Lent when the general public of the United States realized, in a dramatic and sudden fashion, that we were facing a global pandemic. As businesses closed, jobs were lost, physical contact was cut off, and schedules and calendars dramatically altered, the human race found itself in a seemingly unprecedented, universal… Read More In a Pandemic, Our Whole Lives Are Sacramental and Liturgical
Pope Francis: “Hope is the virtue of a heart that does not close itself in darkness or remain locked in the past, but looks towards the future.”
Pope Francis: “The sick, the poor, as well as the unborn, are all made in the image of God and worthy of the highest respect.”
On Sunday, Christopher White reported: President Donald Trump identified himself as the “best [president] in the history of the Catholic Church” in a conference call for Catholic leaders and educators Saturday, where he warned that issues at stake in the upcoming presidential election, particularly on abortion and religious liberty, “have never been more important for… Read More Why the Catholic Bishops Were Wrong to Cozy Up To Trump
Christopher White writes: A new study finds that while young people are experiencing heightened levels of loneliness and isolation as a result of social distancing, they are not experiencing a decline in their faith. Among those surveyed, 35 percent of respondents said that they are actually experiencing an increase of faith, and 46 percent attested… Read More Young People Are Experiencing Loneliness and Isolation But Not Loss of Faith During the Corona Crisis
via the Vatican: Dear brothers and sisters, in the time of trial that we are presently undergoing, we too, like Thomas, with our fears and our doubts, have experienced our frailty. We need the Lord, who sees beyond that frailty an irrepressible beauty. With him we rediscover how precious we are even in our vulnerability.… Read More Pope Francis: Reject Selfish Indifference, Inequality, and Injustice
