We are told that this is justice served, and yet there remains a man who should still be breathing who instead is dead.

The prayer of the heart is mysterious, and at certain times it is lacking. Instead, the prayer of the lips that which is whispered or recited chorally is always accessible.

How do we speak to a generation that, at least on the surface, seems less and less prepared for the difficulties it will face?

Pope Francis has called for a global prayer marathon for the entire month of May, praying for the end to the pandemic.

Besides Bishop McElroy, there are four other Americans on the board, including Mary Haddad, R.S.M., the president and C.E.O. of the Catholic Health Association of the United States.

Addressing a congregation of about 120 people at the Cathedral of St. Paul's 7:30 a.m. daily Mass in St. Paul, the archbishop referred to the multiplication of the loaves and fishes in St. John's Gospel and Philip's temptation to do nothing in the face of the challenge to feed the crowd.