WASHINGTON (CNS) — When it comes to issues of religious freedom, Bill Donohue thinks the Obama administration has put religious employers between a rock and a hard place. Commenting on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Aug. 1 announcement that contraceptives and sterilization will be among the mandated preventive services for women under the […]
Continue readingBy: By Sharon Priester Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug. 7 1 Kings 19:9a,11-13a; Psalm 85: 9,10,11-12,13-14; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:22-33 Fear and doubt. How many times has fear welled up inside of you? Maybe a fear of taking on something new. How about doubt? Have you ever doubted that what you are doing is […]
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Photo Caption: A malnourished child rests inside the pediatric ward at the Banadir Hospital in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. — CNS Photo/Reuters In this age of social media, we doubt that this child of God is anyone’s Facebook friend. Unlike those familiar, smiling faces of family members or rediscovered high school and college friends in our […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky visits with the crowd at Kelleher’s Irish Pub during a “Stump the Bishop” evening July 27 concluding the Theology on Tap series. By: By Terry Bibo PEORIA — Depending upon the question, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, was affable, furious, philosophical or just plain funny last Wednesday. But he was never […]
Continue readingCHAMPAIGN — Fireworks and applause from a cheering crowd greeted five cyclists at the finish line of an 860-mile, seven-day bicycle trek from New Orleans to Champaign to raise pro-life funds and awareness. “It was great for everyone to be there,” said Mike Schaefer of the welcome the “Biking for Babies” cyclists received late afternoon […]
Continue readingA robin’s nest rests still and empty on the bend of a gutter downspout just a few feet from my home’s living room window. But for four weeks this summer, that window provided a marvelous view of one of nature’s life cycles. We first noticed flapping in late June as Mother Robin sized up the […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Retired Cardinal Kazimierz Swiatek of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus, died July 21 at age 96. He retired just five years ago after more than 65 years of active ministry and several run-ins with the Soviet police. In a telegram of condolence, Pope Benedict XVI said, “I recall the courageous witness he gave to […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop R. Daniel Conlon, the former Bishop of Steubenville, Ohio, was installed to head the Diocese of Joliet during a Mass on July 14. By: By Catholic News Service JOLIET (CNS) — The role of bishops as “those who are sent” requires humility, steadfastness and courage, Bishop R. Daniel Conlon said as he […]
Continue readingReligious leaders urge Obama to protect the poor in budget efforts WASHINGTON (CNS) — After a July 20 meeting with President Barack Obama, leaders of the faith-based Circle of Protection came away reassured about his commitment to protecting assistance for the poor in impending budget cuts. But they remain worried that a deal to raise […]
Continue readingThe following movie reviews are supplied by Catholic News Service in conjunction with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Film and Broadcasting. For full reviews of these films, as well as earlier releases, visit the CNS movie site here. This list will be updated regularly, and all reviews are copyright (c) 2011 […]
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