Statement of U.S. Bishops’ Family Life Committee Chairman on FDA Approval of Over-the-Counter Oral Contraceptive
WASHINGTON – In reaction to the news today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the oral contraceptive, Opill, to be dispensed over the counter, Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee for Laity, Marriage, Family Life, and …
Walking in the footsteps of St. Kateri Tekakwitha at historic shrine
By Isabel Barry Chicago, Ill., Jul 13, 2023 / 12:00 pm Shrines to various saints can be found in every part of the world, including every state in the U.S. Each one is dedicated to faith and prayer, but one shrine in the northeastern United States also has a distinct mission …
Book Review: Tales of Faith
Every human and community experiences social maladies. American culture has long displayed symptoms of these pathologies—and American Christianity along with it. From susceptibility to conspiracy theories, vulgar aesthetic taste, avarice, smugness, partisanship, indifference to human suffering: Christians often showed themselves as spiritually unprepared as everyone else. Our imaginations need rescue, …
National data shows U.S. students still ‘stalled’ after pandemic
By Daniel Payne Washington D.C., Jul 12, 2023 / 08:21 am A new national survey shows students in the United States are still struggling to make up learning loss experienced over the course of the COVID-19 crisis. The report this week from NWEA examined test scores from nearly 7 million elementary and …
Fight over abortion, transgender treatments heats up ahead of defense spending vote
By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Jul 12, 2023 / 15:45 pm With the annual military budget package soon to hit the House and Senate floors, the fight over military spending on abortion and transgender treatments is heating up in Congress. The bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), is …
Boy who got past security barrier to embrace Pope Francis at WYD 2013 is now a seminarian
By Natalia Zimbrão ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 11, 2023 / 16:30 pm The little boy who managed to get past the crowd control barrier at World Youth Day (WYD) in Rio de Janeiro in 2013 to give an emotional embrace to Pope Francis is now a seminarian preparing for the priesthood. …
The Toxic Nature of Porn
Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). While recently discussing the issue of “shamelessness” in this series, I identified pornography as the most prevalent example in today’s culture. Last month, I began to answer the question of …
St. Anthony of Padua Dayton
March 25, 1913 Little Miami River levees failed and the Great Dayton Flood began, engulfing most of the city and killing hundreds. Dayton then became one of the nation’s first major flood-control districts. Sept. 21, 1913 First Masses celebrated in the new St. Anthony of Padua parish, headed by Father …
Out and About for August 2023
1) Sewing for Good at St. Ignatius The Scarf It Up Club’s 75 members at St. Ignatius Parish, Cincinnati, collectively crochet, knit, sew and quilt. Their mission is to create warm, attractive items to comfort those in need or going through tough times. Serving 16 community agencies, in 2022 they …
Obituary: Sister Mary Carolina “Lina” Hess, SNDdeN
Sister Mary Carolina Hess SNDdeN August 9, 1930 – July 4, 2023 “I will place my law within them, and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” (Jeremiah 31:33) Four values were strong in the family that birthed and shaped Sister …
