Hispanic Catholics
Una ciudad acogedora y la oportunidad de ser parte de la bienvenida
Pido a los católicos y otras personas generosas a través de la Arquidiócesis que consideren abrir sus hogares para ofrecer alojamiento a los visitantes mediante el “Host a Family Program” por la visita del papa Francisco y el Encuentro Mundial de las Familias (WMOF) este septiembre.
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
Praying Lent: Friday of the First Week of Lent
A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.
Patriarchs urge world to solve Syrian crisis
A Melkite patriarch called for unity against actions of the Islamic State, including its capture of up to 400 Assyrian Christians from villages in northeast Syria. "Today the danger is an extremely universal one," he said.
Sacrament, not psychoanalysis
John Garvey points out a good reason to go to confession: it's good for us. God has made his mercy available. Why not take advantage?
Bless me, for I am a felon — may I be ordained?
Father Ken Doyle hears from a prisoner who found God and the Catholic faith in jail, and wonders about ordained ministry after he's released.
Decisions of a family’s ‘home economics’ are rooted in faith
Read this month’s reflection on the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, this month focusing on raising children in a family of faith.
New home for Detroit Archdiocese brings hope amid changes, transition
Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron said the move from the old chancery to the new downtown home of the Archdiocese of Detroit two blocks away was akin to what Socrates discussed in Plato's dialogues.
Cutting the cord: A la carte TV on the way, but not to cable
Someone has built a better mousetrap in a new service called Sling, which lets fed-up cable television customers cut out the cable middle man. They can watch TV on their computer, and choose from various package options.
Jailing families: U.S. should pursue prison alternatives for migrants
U.S. bishops have warned about the potential for abuses in family detention centers, and now abuses are occurring. An editorial argues immigrant children should live without barbed wire fences while their legal status is being sorted out.