In his second inaugural speech, in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a message of compassion, hope and fortitude to a …Read More
‘Catholics have a special duty to be peacemakers’
Category: Editorials
Practice the ‘kindness and generous love of God’
Paul’s Letter to Titus contains a passage with advice that is fitting to our present time, the days after a …Read More
Death penalty contradicts church teaching
“Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for me,” Dustin Lee Honken reportedly said minutes before he was put to death …Read More
Respect for life begins with empathy
When Nora Dvorak read about the abandonment of healthy newborns, “I had a physical reaction like nothing I had before,” …Read More
Who is my neighbor?
Pope Francis challenges us to reflect on and respond to the question “Who is my neighbor?” in his new encyclical …Read More
Pandemic perseverance
Runners prepare months in advance to run a marathon and develop strategies to get them through the demanding 26.2-mile event. …Read More
Respect life, and one another
In his encyclical “Evangelium Vitae” (“Gospel of Life”), published in 1995, Pope John Paul II cited the Second Vatican …Read More