Opinion

Is it still worth it to be a Catholic priest?

Fr. Mitchell Brown - March 24, 2021

In 2002, I heard the call to become a priest. That was the year that the Boston Globe first ran articles about the clerical sex abuse crisis.

Opinion

Be a Silver Lining to Those in Darkness

Guest Author - February 11, 2021

‘To honor the World Day of the Sick, let’s ask ourselves how we can help someone passing through this COVID storm.’

News

What Did Pope Francis Really say About the Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment?

Suzanne Hammons - October 24, 2014

The recent statement of Pope Francis on the death penalty and the use of prisons as punishment have been treated as revolutionary in the media at large. In fact, his words are revolutionary – precisely because they are exactly in line with what the Catholic Church and Popes before him have taught.

Opinion

Opinion: “We Must Think About Our Relationship With God and Others”

Suzanne Hammons - May 8, 2014

Photo: Sr. Paul Gallagher leads the retreat group in song. Photo: Sr. Josephine Goebel, CSA The Lenten Retreat “To Turn Round Right” given by Sr. Paula Gallagher on April 5th at Sacred Heart Retreat House was a day of reflection. The...

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Benedict and the Conclave

Guest Author - February 27, 2013

Since the "abdication" of Pope Benedict XVI I have felt a gnawing need to stand up for Pope Benedict in particular, and for the Roman Catholic Church in general