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FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
How do we know who the Holy Spirit is? We do not hear the Spirit speak in the same way that God the Father or God the Son have spoken, yet its presence is equally here.
A painting of Pentecost in Saint Anastasia church in Verona
FaithThe Word
May 28, 2023, Pentecost Sunday: A genuine concern for the church of tomorrow is the capacity to hear the sound of the Spirit speaking today.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up bills he signed during a bill signing ceremony at the Coastal Community Church at Lighthouse Point on May 16, 2023, in Lighthouse Point, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
J. Kevin Appleby
Ron DeSantis has signaled that he will make Florida’s restrictive immigration policies a centerpiece of his presidential campaign. He is ignoring the fact that our nation relies on immigrant labor.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Last week, the Dodgers announced that they would honor what you might call “drag nuns” during their Pride Night on June 16, a common promotional event at many Major League ballparks during the month of June.
Silhouette of man standing on rock
FaithScripture Reflections
Molly Cahill
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter, by Molly Cahill
FaithFaith in Focus
Britt Luby
I have heard it said that if the public could see the physical images of violence after a shooting, perhaps we would all be more fervent in our demand for radical change. I have seen it. Must I make you look, too?
A Catholic priest performs mass in a Mexican town
FaithNews
The Associated Press
In their quest to eliminate any threat to their operations drug cartels have killed journalists, environmental activists and priests, in addition to any average citizens caught in their way.
pope francis greets priests in italy from China in the vatican square
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon faced persecution as the first Korean priest. Yet he continued to spread the Gospel and evangelize the people of his nation.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
A worker’s advocate, feminist leader and civil rights proponent whose work continues today at the age of 93, Dolores Huerta was an under-recognized leader.
OSV News/Scott Audette, Reuters
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Michael J. O’LoughlinChristopher Parker
Ron DeSantis was raised Catholic, but he and and his wife, Casey, rarely discuss the particularities of their religious beliefs in public.
illinois attorney general kwame raoul, a bald black man wearing a suit, gestures while speaking in front of a bright blue wall with the seal of illinois in front of him
Politics & SocietyNews
Kathleen Foody - Associated PressMichael Tarm – Associated Press
Illinois’ attorney general released the results of a sweeping investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Tuesday; investigators found that 451 clergy sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950.
FaithNews
Carlos Valdez – Associated Press
Pope Francis has sent one of his top sex crimes investigators to Bolivia at a time when the Andean nation is being shaken by an escalating pedophilia scandal involving priests.
Couples holding hands
FaithScripture Reflections
Simcha Fisher
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter, by Simcha Fisher
A portrait of an Italian priest in Roman collar
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
The help Father Beotti “offered to many Jewish people persecuted by the Nazi-Fascists played a decisive role” in his death, according to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.
pope francis stands in a window gesturing and smiling with a red banner in front of him
FaithNews
The Associated Press
Pope Francis will travel to Portugal for World Youth Day in the first week of August and include a stop at the popular Marian shrine in Fatima, the Vatican confirmed.
Man hugging his knees statue
FaithScripture Reflections
Maurice Timothy Reidy
A Reflection for Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter, by Tim Reidy
two characters in succession staring at each other in a church
Arts & CultureIdeas
Dennis Yesalonia
I enjoyed being in "Succession," but should our church have been used for this abrasive show?
Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stand in front of a work of art the president gave to the pope after their meeting at the Vatican May 13, 2023. Titled "Loss 2022-58," it commemorates the 243 children who died during the first 58 days of the war, said an accompanying explanation. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis’ peace mission, which he first announced on April 30, now appears to be underway.
FaithScripture Reflections
Samantha Richardson
A Reflection for Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter, by Samantha Richardson
Politics & SocietyNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Debt ceiling negotiations are rankling some Catholic leaders.