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  Speaking October 16 to the Food and Agriculture Organization on the occasion of its 80th anniversary, Pope Leo XIV observed that 673 million people go to bed each night without eating.  Another 2.3 billion cannot afford adequate nutrition.  That’s 36% of the people living... Read More →

  Recently I attended a wedding in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. The bride was the daughter of an old family friend. The beautiful young woman, radiant in her white wedding dress, used to be a curly-haired toddler with a Minnie Mouse doll always in her arms. The... Read More →

  “Disinformation” and “misinformation” have been buzz words for the past several years.  Social media, where every opinionator has global access without the need of a fact-checker or benefit of an editor, spawns this.  Apart from innocent ignoramuses, social media is also... Read More →

  Fifteen years ago, someone in the United States would wear a garment seven to ten times before getting rid of it  Now it’s worn only two or three times. Roughly 11.3 million tons of discarded clothing winds up in U.S. landfills annually; about 60 percent of it made of... Read More →

  In the fall of 1979, less than a year after being elected pope, John Paul II took America by storm. Landing in Boston and stopping at major eastern cities, the youthful pontiff lifted the spirits of a nation that was dragging its way toward the end of a long, dispiriting... Read More →

   Come to me, all who weary and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls (Matthew 11:28-29).  If you would, take the time you would normally spend reading... Read More →

  The Irish presidential election is due to take place on October 24th and at this point the story is all about someone who isn’t a candidate at all. That is Maria Steen, a well qualified, highly capable and well known conservative Catholic commentator and campaigner... Read More →

  When our sons were diagnosed with autism, I knew life would change for my husband and me—but not in the ways most people imagine. Yes, there were challenges: sleepless nights, therapies, learning new ways to communicate, and adapting our world to theirs. But there were... Read More →

  The Food and Drug Administration last week approved a generic of mifepristone, the first pill in the two-step abortion drug regimen, sparking outrage from pro-lifers. “The Trump Administration’s approval of a generic chemical abortion drug is a complete betrayal of the... Read More →

  The church witnesses for life simply by being the church. By gathering for worship, hearing the Word of God, celebrating the Sacraments, and observing the Christian Year, the congregation declares that innocent human lives are to be recognized and defended.  Without... Read More →