TUCSON, Ariz. – Eucharistic justice calls everyone “to see ourselves and all others in the same light in which the Father sees us,” said Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory in remarks prepared for the Southwest Liturgical Conference study week in Tucson.Read More
Bishop Denis J. Madden celebrated the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Jan. 22 by offering the homily in an ecumenical service at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Towson.Read More
The pastors of three Baltimore City parishes hope to see red Feb. 10 when they look into the pews. That’s because female parishioners are being urged to don red in support of the hearth-healthy awareness campaign of Red Dress Sunday.Read More
It was with special interest and a rush of thoughts coming to mind that I read Father Eugene Hemrick’s article, “Reflecting on empty pews and missing churchgoers,” (CR, Jan. 17).Read More
The Knights of Fatima honored those who serve their community at an awards luncheon on Jan. 26. Although recipients do not need to be from Our Lady of Fatima, Baltimore, this year those honored are all parishioners.Read More
DETROIT – At an annual Mass celebrating the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Catholic Charities USA unveiled a plan to spark a national conversation about racism and poverty.Read More
BELLEVILLE, Ill. – The bishop of Belleville, under pressure from his diocesan finance council over some expenditures, issued an apology Jan. 22 and said the costs being questioned would be covered by an anonymous donor.Read More
LAREDO, Texas – People are biased against immigrants because they don’t know them, said the director of a migrant shelter in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.Read More
Father Chris Carney died earlier this month. While Father Carney had been a Christian Brother prior to ordination, Chris and I were in the same ordination class of 1971. Time has taken its toll on our class. In addition to Father Carney, Fathers Don McMaster, Joe Kaiser, Blair Raum and John Delclos have all gone...Read More
Last week as I reflected on how every day can be Christmas, I shared the line from a Christmas carol that I have turned into a prayer that I say each day: “Cast out my sin, Lord, enter in. Be born in me today.”Read More
A year ago I was named by the Holy Father a member of the Congregation for Catholic Education (and Seminaries), surely an honor and a privilege.Read More