Commentaries
Could 2020 get any worse?
Five months have brought a pandemic, global disruption, another murder of a black man by police and now nationwide riots. Only the Spirit can heal our wounds and change our hearts, writes Father Eric Banecker.
Choose solidarity and protect your neighbor
Practicing solidarity -- for the good of others, not oneself -- is not a game of politics. As Edith Avila Olea writes, when one of us is hurting, we’re all hurting.
What wearing a face mask, or not, reveals about us
Greg Erlandson observes that with the debate over rights and the box score of daily deaths, the imperative of sacrifices for the common good remains, as does the Golden Rule.
Women are a driving force in charitable giving
Through empathy, their own wealth and household decision making, women are doing much -- and more than men -- to support their sisters and brothers in need, writes Sarah Hanley.
Mobile eucharistic procession brings Christ to the people
Kim Griffin tells how a parishioner and priest of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Doylestown visited more than 500 homes in Bucks County last Sunday. And a little girl's cry summed up the day: "Jesus is here!"
In time without Mass, let’s be ready when it returns
When we ease back into parish life, it will be more important than ever to reach out to people, writes Sarah Albanese, who offers ways we can prepare to build stronger parishes.
Celebrating our modern-day saint, and his legacy of supporting the church
St. John Paul II recognized the need for a perpetual source of funding that would serve the priorities of the Vatican around the world and strengthen ties with American Catholics, writes Eustace Mita of the Papal Foundation.
Abuse survivor’s spiritual growth shows the church can heal, too
Michael McDonnell of SNAP had a transformative talk with Archbishop Nelson Perez, and an encounter with forgiveness. Cleaning up the wreckage of the past isn't easy, but the archdiocese has the right bishop for the task.
Agree or not, but be charitable in all things
We can disagree about the pandemic, writes Scott Hahn. What we must not do is have contempt for one another. This deadly poison will kill love — in our homes, our parishes, our dioceses — if we let it get near us.
Coronavirus gives newlyweds time to focus on sacrament
Couples choosing to marry even amidst the pandemic are for Elise Italiano Ureneck a sign of just how radical Christian hope is. They are promising to be faithful in good times and in bad, for richer or poorer.