A Closer Look: An Appeal for the Men of the Mount
Your students give me great hope for the future of the Church within our archdiocese,” a friend recently texted me, referring to the seminarians I teach at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary. She said this in the context of a recent public liturgy that had no official affiliation with the seminary, …
Even before PBS airing, Dorothy Day film tops Amazon documentary chart
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Journey Films By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Dorothy Day, whose life was a series of seeming contradictions, might be bemused at this one: The DVD version of a documentary about her life has, more than a month before the film reaches the PBS airwaves, made it …
Bodybuilding makes priest fit for ministry; gym also place to evangelize
IMAGE: CNS photo/Courtesy Father Rafael Capo By Tim Swift BALTIMORE (CNS) — Catholic priests get asked a lot of questions, but for Father Rafael Capo one question comes up more often than not. "Hey Father, what do you bench?" Cutting an imposing figure, the 51-year-old Father Capo looks more like …
Holy Land Catholic leaders: Trump peace plan needed Palestinian input
IMAGE: CNS photo/Amir Cohen, Reuters By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM (CNS) — Calling U.S. President Donald Trump’s Peace-to-Prosperity plan a "unilateral initiative," church leaders in the Holy Land said it did not give "dignity and rights" to the Palestinians. "This plan will bring no solution but rather will create more tensions …
Beatitudes are a Christian’s ID card, pope says at audience
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The beatitudes are a path to joy and true happiness mapped out by Jesus for all of humanity, Pope Francis said. "It is difficult not to be touched by these words," the pope said Jan. 29 during his …
KC priest Harkins remembered as a ‘good man and a good priest’
Kansas City, Mo., Jan 28, 2020 / 09:31 pm (CNA).- Catholics in Missouri and across the country remembered Fr. Evan Harkins Tuesday as a good priest, and urged prayer for the repose of his soul. The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph announced the priest’s death on Jan. 28. Harkins “had …
Maria Stein Shrine hosting Special Couples Event on Valentines Day
MARIA STEIN, Ohio (January 29, 2019) – On Friday, February 14, 2020, the Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics will be hosting “God, Teach Us to Love”. This special St. Valentine’s Day event will include a dinner & presentation by: Fr. Alexander Witt, Parochial Vicar of the Coldwater Cluster …
Obituary: Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Julia Mary Deiters dies at age 93
DELHI TOWNSHIP, OHIO – Jan. 28, 2020 – Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Julia Mary Deiters died Jan. 24, 2020 at the age of 93 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility of the Sisters of Charity. Sister Julia Mary was born Rosemary Julia Deiters on March 16, 1926, to …
Big hits, little-seen gems among 2019’s best movies and family films
IMAGE: CNS photo/Warner Bros By John Mulderig NEW YORK (CNS) — The year 2019 saw the release of quality films across a wide range of genres, from a comic book-based extravaganza and a family drama about a Chinese American clan to a crackerjack murder mystery. Family-friendly fare, meanwhile, saw extensions …
Catholic agencies disappointed by court’s order limiting immigrant aid
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mike Blake, Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC, expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court’s Jan. 27 order allowing the Trump administration to go forward with a new rule meant to limit immigrants’ use of government …