People of faith seen as key to creating more humane correctional system
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Oregon Department of Corrections By Katie Scott PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) — Prisons should be places where punishment is the absence of freedom and community, but where "everything else models life on the outside to every degree possible" and prisoners are treated with dignity, according to the director …
SERVERS AND SACRISTANS RECOGNITION “AN AFTERNOON OFF” AT A REDS BASEBALL GAME MAY 6TH
In the 1950’s every spring the altar servers of our parish would get an “afternoon off” from school to go watch a Reds baseball game. It was a big deal! Sun or snow, the 6:00 AM weekday or 10:00AM Saturday funeral mass, altar servers could be counted on for their …
Church, world need the gifts, enthusiasm of young people, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The life of a young person and the vocation to which God calls each one is "holy ground" that pastors and parents must respect, nurture and encourage, Pope Francis wrote in a new apostolic exhortation. "Christus Vivit" ("Christ Lives"), …
CATHOLIC INNER-CITY SCHOOLS EDUCATION FUND 9th Annual CISE Party in OTR – Woodward Theater
Catholic Inner-city schools education (CISE) party in Over the Rhine (OTR) – Woodward Theater in OTR, 1404 Main Street, Cincinnati – April 6 from 7-11 p.m. This year’s goal is to increase summer engagement opportunities for CISE scholars so as to help the students throughout the year. Tickets ($75 pre-sale …
A Question of Faith: What is dogma? It comes from authority
Q: In the case of a federal judicial appointee, adherence to Catholic dogma was criticized during the confirmation proceedings. What exactly is a dogma? Do other religions have them? A: A dogma is a belief handed down as true by an authority. We frequently think of dogmas in matters of …
Texas looking into city vote to bar restaurant chain over marriage views
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rashid Umar, Reuters By SAN ANTONIO (CNS) — The marketplace, not elected officials, should decide whether a company should open an outlet in a particular location, said San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller. In a March 27 statement, he said he has been asked what he thinks of the …
New head of CLINIC is experienced litigator, expert on immigration law
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Mark Pattison SILVER SPRING, Md. (CNS) — Many people might not have noticed that Anna Gallagher took over Feb. 1 as executive director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC. If they hadn’t, they certainly would have March 8, when she called a …
Being Pro Life: Pregnancy loss is a real loss
She practically danced into the doctor’s office for her standard ultrasound appointment. When the sonographer placed the transducer (the handheld device that transmits the sound waves) onto her abdomen, nothing unusual was anticipated. But after some time, the technician informed her there was no heartbeat, and the baby was measuring …
Pope: Countries that sell arms have no right to talk about peace
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jose Cabezas, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Nations that actively engage in arms dealing and help foment war in other countries should not expect to find peace in their own lands, Pope Francis said. During a wide-ranging interview with the Spanish news program, "Salvados," …
Movie Review: Unplanned
NEW YORK (CNS) — The hard-hitting, fact-based drama “Unplanned” (Pure Flix) dares its viewers to confront the reality of what happens when a baby is aborted. That’s an effective strategy on the part of co-writers and directors Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon, not least because the peculiar institution of our …
