Worship & Religion

When babies are placed in safe-haven boxes, their lives are not over

When babies are placed in safe-haven boxes, their lives are not over

When babies are placed in safe-haven boxes, their lives are not over

An article was published in the Wapakoneta Daily Newsabout the latest place for mothers to anonymously and legally surrender their newborns, with the assurance that their babies will be given the care the mothers can’t themselves provide.
Normalizing medically assisted suicide is a really bad idea

Normalizing medically assisted suicide is a really bad idea

Normalizing medically assisted suicide is a really bad idea

It’s back-to-school time in many parts of the country.Will students be painting coffins in the playgrounds? Will they have field trips to funeral homes for pajama parties?What dark planet have I come from, asking such questions?Only our next-door neighbor, Canada.
‘Joy comes from knowing that we can live on tomorrow’s joy today’

‘Joy comes from knowing that we can live on tomorrow’s joy today’

‘Joy comes from knowing that we can live on tomorrow’s joy today’

Maria “Montse” Montserrat Alvarado, president of EWTN News (the “global Catholic network”), was speaking to the women of the Knights of Columbus, gathered in Washington, D.C., for the annual convention of the Catholic fraternal organization.
During the summer we have more free time to gather our thoughts

During the summer we have more free time to gather our thoughts

During the summer we have more free time to gather our thoughts

ANigerian priest was giving a weekday sermon at a suburban church in New Jersey, urging us to stop and make time for prayer and quiet contemplation. The priest knew what a countercultural thing he was insisting on.It’s not breaking news that a priest would encourage people to pray.
Martina Navratilova voices opinion on the problems with surrogacy

Martina Navratilova voices opinion on the problems with surrogacy

Martina Navratilova voices opinion on the problems with surrogacy

God bless Martina Navratilova. She said an honest, courageous thing about surrogacy.The Czechoslovakiaborn tennis legend was responding to an article on egg donation. The author of the piece had posted it on X, asking rhetorically: “Egg donations – are young women aware of the risks?
Convents offer respite to an overwhelmed population in need of God

Convents offer respite to an overwhelmed population in need of God

Convents offer respite to an overwhelmed population in need of God

The quote, “I feel the nuns have been expecting us. They knew our last nerve would disappear at some point,” comes from a piece in the online publication Vice: “Gen Z Women Are Booking Convents Instead of Beach Houses This Summer.”They are not staying for life.

Pope Leo XIV offers message urging seminarians to be joyful

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV kicked off a weeklong celebration of Catholic clergy Tuesday by encouraging seminarians to be joyful and honest, offering an uplifting message after Pope Francis frequently castigated priests and decried what he called the sin of “clericalism.
Not one of us will ever be fully in control of our life or death

Not one of us will ever be fully in control of our life or death

Not one of us will ever be fully in control of our life or death

Liz Carr was accepting an award for her work on a BBC documentary of the same name. She’s an actress and a disability rights activist, who’s been using her platform to highlight the evils of legal medically assisted suicide, the topic of the documentary.
Americans are so awash in history, we can’t even keep track of it

Americans are so awash in history, we can’t even keep track of it

Americans are so awash in history, we can’t even keep track of it

Down by the Fraunces Tavern, the city doesn’t fully resemble the New York of St. Patrick’s Cathedral and the Empire State Building. Some of the New Yorkers among a group of “public intellectuals” had no recollection of being at the landmark before. George Washington had his farewell address here?