Faith

Charles Lewis: Looking to faith on the road of suffering

clewis@catholicregister.org (Charles Lewis) — Wed, 27 May 2020 13:50:03 -0400

I am aware I write a lot about my pain. There is a good reason. Pain, specifically spinal pain, has been the dominant force in my life for nine years. It is what I wake up to every morning, it is what I carry around during the day and it is the last thing I feel before falling asleep … and it is what wakes me up through the night when pain is more acute.

Patron saint of youth model of ‘holy boldness’

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 10:04:12 -0400

Young Catholics seeking a role model on how to serve God during the COVID-19 pandemic can look to St. Aloysius Gonzaga, the patron saint of youth.

People can find peace by visiting those who suffer, pope says

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 11:22:39 -0400

VATICAN CITY - People who feel restless or lacking inner peace will discover it when they visit those who are experiencing great difficulty, suffering, illness or persecution, Pope Francis said.

Therapy dogs bring some comforting four-legged medicine into the lives of hospital patients

mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 15:49:26 -0500

When Harley travels the halls at Providence Healthcare, he gets the rock star treatment.

Charles Lewis: For those in pain… keep the faith

clewis@catholicregister.org (Charles Lewis) — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:36:24 -0500

I am writing this for all who suffer and for those of your family members and friends who suffer with you. In particular, I am writing this for those who, like myself, realize that their suffering may not end soon, or ever end.

Mary Marrocco: The priceless power of the gift of self

marym@catholicregister.org (Mary Marrocco) — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:11:00 -0500

Our collective annual engagement in gifts at Christmas-time has wound up for the year. Consumer Christmas can be frustrating and painful, but still it recognizes and develops in us the power of gift.

It is morally wrong to withdraw food, water from patients in vegetative state, U.K. bishop says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 13:19:24 -0400

MANCHESTER, England – Britain's highest court has ruled that doctors can withdraw food and fluid from patients who are in a vegetative state or minimally conscious without seeking permission from judges.

Belgium euthanized three children in the past two years

Thu, 26 Jul 2018 08:55:36 -0400

BRUSSELS, Belgium – A recent government report revealed that in 2016 and 2017, three minors were euthanized in Belgium, amid a profound rise in the number of individuals legally procuring their own deaths.

Ebola outbreak suspends church sacraments in Congo

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 12:37:34 -0400

OXFORD, England – The Catholic Church in Congo said emergency measures will remain indefinitely in place in parishes at risk of Ebola, and urged effective action against the disease by the government of President Joseph Kabila.

Francis Campbell: Jesus was definitely there through Becky��Ƶapp journey

fcampbell@catholicregister.org (Francis Campbell) — Wed, 30 May 2018 14:09:20 -0400

Gone prematurely, remembered always.

Rebecca Maureen (Becky) Beaton passed away early one mid-May morning after a gutsy 30-month battle with cancer. Becky was just 36 and I was proud to call her my niece for that seemingly brief period of time.