Brescia House has new mission
The Brescia House at Chatfield College’s St. Martin campus is ready to serve the community and honor the mission of the Brown County Ursuline Sisters in a new way. “Brescia was a residence for the sisters from the early 1980s until recently,” explained John Tafaro, Chatfield president. “The remaining sisters …
Always behave as if you are being watched because there’s always someone watching
My father once told me, “You can get any job you want if you always behave as if a potential employer is watching you when you are out in public.” His theory was that behaving as if someone who could do you good – or harm – was watching was …
Pope Francis Prayer intentions for March
Recognition of the Right of Christian Communities That Christian communities, especially those who are persecuted, feel that they are close to Christ and have their rights respected.
Obituaries for February
Sister Janet Hughes A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Janet Hughes was celebrated Jan. 23 in St. Julie Chapel at Mount Notre Dame convent in Cincinnati. Sister Janet, 88, died Jan. 17. She was in her 64th year of religious life. For nearly 20 …
Robotics needs ethical guidelines, speakers say at Vatican meeting
By Liam McIntyre VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As robotics play an increasingly greater role in today’s world, their technological capabilities must not outpace ethical concerns, said a number of speakers at the Pontifical Academy for Life’s workshop on "Robo-ethics: Humans, Machines and Health." The two-day workshop, held during the academy’s …
Catholic’s deafness no obstacle to practicing a corporal work of mercy
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jennifer Neville, The Catholic Virginian By Jennifer Neville HAMPTON, Va. (CNS) — "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Those words from Chapter 4 of St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians are words by which Melanie Paul lives. Deaf since she was 12, Paul has …
A matter of taste: One writer’s deep dive into fast-food fish sandwiches
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Man does not live on bread alone. But on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent, he’d better not add meat to the menu. To help Catholics observe Lenten abstinence rules, any fast-food restaurant worth its salt — and sodium …
Faith community joins Florida congressman in opposing offshore drilling
IMAGE: CNS photo/Colin Hackley, Reuters By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Rep. Francis Rooney, a former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, cautioned that offshore drilling for oil in Florida’s coastal waters would endanger the state’s tourism-based economy should a major spill occur. The Republican congressman from Florida also said during …
Pope encourages joint community service by rabbis, parish priests
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The fruitful friendship and dialogue between Jews and Christians must go beyond the world of experts and academia, Pope Francis said. "It would be wonderful, for example, if in the same city rabbis and parish priests could work, together …
God’s wrath is just as great as his mercy, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians must not take advantage of God’s forgiveness — selfishly repeating sin after sin — because God’s wrath for those who refuse to change their ways is just as great as his mercy, Pope Francis said in a morning …