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This brings us back to the heart of the Condon commentary. I came into Catholic media in 2018, pretty much the week the McCarrick scandal broke. … I spent my first year in journalism wondering how, how something as big as McCarrick could play out in plain sight for so long and go unchallenged. And, as a […]
Faith, death and vengeful vaping: of all the Oscar contenders this year, Conclave is the one that best combines chewy religious inquiry and lavish side-eye. Adapted by Wolf Hall screenwriter Peter Straughan from the Robert Harris novel, Conclave has been directed by All Quiet on the Western Front’s Edward Berger as a heavy-breathing battle for […]
This feature by religion-beat veteran Emma Green is a must read. While activists on both sides might debate some details (gender dysphoria language, for example), the key is that the feature turns an accurate spotlight on strengths and fault lines in the Trump 2.0 coalition. A key player in the move toward a populist approach, […]
The idea of a “saint,” or a particularly holy and good person, is ubiquitous across world history and faith traditions. Within the Christian tradition, the term “saint” was originally used to refer simply to believers. By the 10th century, the church had developed a procedure of canonization whereby a particularly exemplary Christian might be recognized […]
Church guidelines for discernment The church has always set guidelines for discerning the truth of visions. A seer must be healthy and their visions must not contradict Catholic doctrine. Additionally, the seer must not seek profit or fame from their experiences or use visionary claims as a pretext for exploitation. They must not spread “a […]
“He was a true Servant of God,” she added. Mutemwa is located in Mutoko, some 90 miles (145 kilometers) northeast of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, where Bradburne, a lay member of the Third Order of St. Francis, who was killed on Sept. 5, 1979. He had spent the last 10 years of his life caring for […]
A long-standing history of studying the skies Similar to other religious tradition, interest in the heavens grew out of a need to set the calendar and establish dates for religious holidays. The day Easter should fall on, for example, led to the creation of the Gregorian Calendar in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII. Used to […]
Florida abortion measure fails One of the biggest issues of this campaign season (other than the economy and illegal immigration) was abortion. In fact, 11 abortion-related measures – a record high in a single election year – were on the ballot. Ten would provide for state constitutional rights to abortion: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, […]
(ANALYSIS) Well, Tuesday’s the day. Thank God. As Taylor Schumann tweeted recently, “The human body was not built to withstand 3 Trump election cycles.” The weeks before an election are always some of the busiest of my life. In an average year, I do about 80-100 media interviews. In the run-up to a presidential election, […]
In return for non-profit status, federal law forbids churches and others to back political candidates — a limitation now facing two potentially significant federal court challenges. The mandatory Form 990 information covers non-profits’ revenue, spending on their mission and on administrative and fundraising overhead, salaries of top officials and the names of board members and […]