At some point you begin to wonder whether there is anyone in leadership who we can count on for decency, or whether every single one is just one whistleblower away from being outed as another Cuomo.

The New York State Catholic Conference urged Catholics to join Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan and other bishops in praying for Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul as she prepares to succeed Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Facebook’s new prayer feature seems much more likely to invite us to turn further inward into that social media hellscape of narcissism and self-promotion. Pray for us, indeed.

Even as I still would like to make everyone get vaccinated right this second, I also find myself praying for those still hesitant.

Turn your screen time into soul time with these Catholic prayer apps.