The world commemorated the United Nations’ International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on Oct. 17, but you could be forgiven for not noticing.
Luke Stocking: Inspiring words offer a simple message
By Luke StockingLive simply so that others may simply live. These words haunt me. These words inspire me.
Jenny Cafiso: ‘Bridging borders’ worth the price for Hondurans
By Jenny Cafiso, Guest ColumnistMore than 7,000 Honduran migrants including children have crossed the Guatemalan and Mexican borders and are marching toward the United States. Some people, including the American president, are describing them as murderers, rapists, “very bad criminals.” Helicopters are hovering over them, while the border patrol and the military have been alerted. There are calls to close the border.
Francis Campbell: Archdiocese restructuring in face of big challenges
By Francis CampbellNobody goes there anymore … itƵapp too crowded.
Bishop Robert Barron: There is a way to set young hearts on fire
By Bishop Robert BarronThe following is an abridged version of Bishop BarronƵapp recent presentation at the Synod of Bishops on young people:
Francis Campbell: Fundamental truths about Kavanaugh hearing circus cannot be ignored
By Francis CampbellNever let the truth get in the way of a good story. That old newsroom jest has been bandied about for years, especially when questioning a dubious article in a rival publication.
Luke Stocking: Time to overcome fear
By Luke StockingHow little it takes. How few people cross our borders before we allow narratives of fear to start taking hold of us.
Angela Saldanha: The joy of being aware of GodƵapp presence
By Angela Saldanha, Guest ColumnistI left home in my teens; travelled afar, far from family and friends. Life in the new country was different,exciting, challenging. And horribly lonely.
Francis Campbell: We can no longer hide from some ugly truths
By Francis CampbellGroundhog Day is a 1993 movie featuring actor Bill Murray as a cynical television weatherman forced to live the same day over and over again.
Fr. Thomas Reese: Doubts about ViganòƵapp accusations aside, Pope Francis needs a better response
By Religion News ServiceFr. Thomas Reese: Pennsylvania grand jury report is a new low for Catholic Church
By THOMAS REESE, Religion News Service
Awful, disgusting, horrifying, sickening — one runs out of adjectives in describing the actions of abusive priests chronicled in the just-released Pennsylvania grand jury report.