Rich heritage: Black sisters, priests mark 50 years of shaping church
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy the Josephites By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Fifty years ago, Josephite Father William Norvel thought it was time for black priests to come together. The year, 1968, was a tumultuous one in American history. The country was struggling to implement civil rights for blacks, protests of …
Why know the Ten Commandments?
Instructions for a life of love This column first appeared in our July, 2018 print edition It started out quite innocently. I was giving a talk to seventh-grade confirmation students and their parents at a parish. I was speaking about knowing your Catholic faith and sharing it with your child. …
Bishops sought to share journey with migrants, not join political fray
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Rhina Guidos MCALLEN, Texas (CNS) — The journey for many of the new migrants entering the U.S. near the border town of McAllen involves a mix of hardship and blessings. Having made the treacherous trip through the desert landscape and across the border, the lucky …
In Sudan’s Nuba Mountains, Christians, Muslims live together peacefully
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey By Paul Jeffrey NUBA MOUNTAINS, Sudan (CNS) — While tense relations between religious groups contribute to violence in many parts of the world today, Christians and Muslims in the war-ravaged Nuba Mountains of Sudan say they are getting along just fine. For outsiders, it takes a …
Bishops, journalists attacked at church in Nicaragua
IMAGE: CNS photo/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters By David Agren COPAN, Honduras (CNS) — Nicaraguan bishops and clergy were attacked by armed groups aligned with the government July 9 as violence in the Central American country escalated and affected the Catholic Church, which has provided humanitarian assistance in its parishes and has …
Mary Garden Contest winners for July
Congratulations to the winners of this month’s reader Mary Garden contest — and to our first ever honorable mention photographer. The contest runs for one more month and entries are being accepted now. A gift card for $50 will be sent to the first place winner; second and third place …
CCL Conference celebrates Humanae Vitae anniversary
By Gail Finke Hundreds of people traveled from across the country to Cincinnati, many with large families in tow, for the Couple to Couple League’s conference on the 50thanniversary of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical on birth control. Now lauded as prophetic by many conservatives and social scientists, the encyclical titled …
President Trump picks Judge Brett Kavanaugh as Supreme Court Nominee
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jim Bourg, Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Donald Trump announced July 9 that his nominee for the Supreme Court is Judge Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge in Washington and a Catholic who once clerked for retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. “What matters is not …
Nun-physician has spent much of her life educating young people about NFP
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Medical Mission Sisters By Lou Baldwin PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — Sister Hanna Klaus is an OB-GYN, a member of the Medical Mission Sisters and best known as founder of the TeenSTAR adolescent sex education program, which is used around the world. She has long been a promoter of …
God’s grace comes in unexpected, surprising ways, pope says
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God does not conform to people’s expectations, and he often presents himself and his graces in surprising ways, Pope Francis said. “God does not conform himself to preconceptions. We have to make an effort to open our hearts and minds to accept the …