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FaithScripture Reflections
Scripture doesn’t tell us the birth order of Martha, Mary and Lazarus. I think Martha was the oldest sister.
A Reflection for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill
FaithScripture Reflections
Don’t forget to pray for the poor
A Reflection for Saturday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Jackson
Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan in 'Ms. Marvel’ (photo courtesy of Marvel Studios)
Arts & CultureTelevision
‘Ms. Marvel’ isn’t just a superhero story. It’s an exploration of Pakistani-American religion and culture.
When it came to bringing Kamala Khan to the screen, Marvel has made all the right choices.
A basketball court in a concrete yard, surrounding by a prison building
Politics & SocietyNews
Prison policy that barred Catholic priests from visiting inmates struck down by Wisconsin judge
A Wisconsin judge ruled against the state prison system on Thursday, saying its Covid-19 visitor policy that barred Catholic clergy from meeting with inmates for more than a year violated religious freedom.
FaithShort Take
The eucharistic revival should remind Catholics: Communion means working for social justice.
It is my hope that the bishops’ campaign inspires not just an intellectual conversion but a religious conversion, propelling American Catholics to fight for a more just economy and a more Christian society.
Father Stephen Saffron elevates the Eucharist during a Tridentine Mass at St. Josaphat Church in Queens, New York City, on July 18, 2021. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
FaithShort Take
How excessive restrictions on the Latin Mass could push away some ordinary Catholics
Suppressing all elements of the Latin Mass would alienate Catholics who desire the reformed liturgy but also seek the rich liturgical elements of the centuries-old Tridentine celebration.
FaithScripture Reflections
The church is about much more than just following rules
A Reflection for Friday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz
The pope shakes hands with a priest. Behind the priest, others wait in line.
FaithNews
Pope Francis tells religious orders: Do not be ashamed to denounce abusive priests and brothers.
In an address to members of three religious orders, the pope asked for "zero tolerance" for abusers in the church and expressed his "closeness" with the people of Ukraine.
The "Cosmic Cliffs" of the Carina Nebula are seen in an image released by NASA released July 12, 2022. The "cliffs" are divided horizontally by an undulating line between a cloudscape forming a nebula along the bottom portion and a comparatively clear upper portion. The image is from data provided by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, a revolutionary apparatus designed to peer through the cosmos to the dawn of the universe. Speckled across both portions is a starfield, showing innumerable stars of many size
FaithNews
Jesuit astronomer on Webb telescope photo: ‘This is God’s creation being revealed to us.’
“This is God’s creation being revealed to us, and in it we can see both his astonishing power and his love of beauty,” Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, the director of the Vatican Observatory, said.
Hundreds attend a funeral Mass in the the parish hall of St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo, Nigeria, June 17, 2022. The Mass was for at least 50 victims killed in a June 5 attack by gunmen during Mass at the church. (CNS photo/Temilade Adelaja, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
For Nigerian Christians, allegations of blasphemy against Islam can be a death sentence
The killing of Deborah Yakubu for alleged blasphemy and the reaction to it offer a stark depiction of the volatile divisions between Nigeria’s Muslim and Christian communities.