At the inauguration of the second Catholic president in U.S. history, Jesuit Father Leo O’Donovan asked God to “help us under our new president to reconcile the people of our land.”
Prayer
Posted inFaith, News
Cardinal Wilton Gregory prays for all who have died of Covid-19 at memorial service with Joe Biden
Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory offered the invocation at a pre-inauguration memorial service Jan. 19 to honor and remember the more than 400,000 Americans who have succumbed to COVID-19.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
This nun has tweeted a prayer for Trump every day for four years. It hasn’t gotten any easier.
With days left in President Trump’s term, Sister Susan Francois has followed through on her pledge to post a daily prayer, even if they have become a bit more assertive after the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Read: Pope Francis on how praising God in difficult times saves and nourishes us
Pope Francis’ remarks from his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 13.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
My Prayer as I Struggle With Our Nation After the Capitol Riot
Trump supporters and the marginalized. Republicans and Democrats. Catholic leaders and myself. How do I hold them all together?
Posted inFaith, Politics & Society
Anxious about the state of our country? Try praying.
We expect too much from politics, more than it can or should provide. Only prayer can transform us.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
The Jesuit chaplain of the House is retiring. Here’s what he wants you to know about members of Congress.
It’s easy to be mad at politicians, Father Conroy says. But they are human beings doing a hard job in a toxic environment. So we should pray for them, too.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
‘O God, let 2020 go to hell.’ A New Year’s prayer of rage
Lord, I don’t know what it actually means for a year to go to hell. But if hell is hot, let 2020 burn.
Posted inAdvent Reflections, Faith
Jesus tries to lower expectations—but that doesn’t mean he will let us down
A Reflection for the Fourth Wednesday of Advent
Posted inAdvent Reflections, Faith
Mary’s Magnificat reminds us that God is close to those the world forgets
A Reflection for the Fourth Tuesday of Advent.