Profiles in Catholicism
Oct 30, 202027 min
A Message from the Editor
In this issue of Profiles in Catholicism, we explore Religious Vocations with a series of interviews, articles, and videos. We also address euthanasia and assisted suicide in The Netherlands where the government it has no respect for human life.
Please send a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, at Facebook and ask him to remove all hate features against Muslims. This has been a pattern by Facebook and by Mark Zuckerberg’s buddy Donald Trump.
We were saddened to learn of the upcoming retirement of Sister Simone Campbell and applaud her activism in asking people in the United States to take action and oppose the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett. and stating “We can not support a judge who blatantly ignores the moral call to advance women's rights, voting rights, immigrants' rights, and health care”.
If any United States Black person is still thinking of voting for the racist Tramp and his racist family, please read In Election Hail Mary, Jared Kushner Tells Black People They’re Lazy and Unambitious;
Trump calls Dr, Anthony Facci "a disaster" and said, despite signs that the nation was headed toward another coronavirus peak, that people were “tired” of hearing about the virus from “these idiots” in the government. His criticism of Dr. Anthony Fauci has resulted in death threats against him and his family. Some of this has to do with Fox News.
The Trump Administration is now promoting herd immunity which would result in more than a million unnecessary deaths. Dr. Fauci calls it “total nonsense”. William Haseltine calls it “mass murder”.
Please read Dying in a Leadership Vacuum by The Editors N Engl J Med October 8, 2020, and Trump aide: ‘We’re not going to control the pandemic’
by Jonathan Lemire, Alexandra Jaffe, and Aamer Madhano Associated Press
Then read Amid pandemic, U.S. has seen 300,000 ‘excess deaths,’ with highest rates among people of color. This is why I believe that Trump is morally responsible for tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths.
Our November 15 issue will address Addiction
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Prayers
Vocation Prayer
O Father, you desire all of us to be happy.
Stir up the grace of a religious vocation in the hearts
of many men and women.
Grant to them the willingness and generosity
to give of themselves, their lives, their time and their
talents to the service of Jesus Christ, Your Son, Our Lord and
Savior, and to His Holy Church.
May more men and women go forth as priests, deacons,
brothers and sisters to bring the truths of our Catholic faith
to all others so that soon they, too, may know You better
and love You more...
and serving You, be truly happy. Amen.
by USCCB
A Quote to Remember
“The vocation is truly a treasure that God places in the hearts of some men, chosen by Him and called to follow Him in this special state of life. This treasure, that must be discovered and brought to light, is not made to ‘enrich’ someone alone. He who is called to the ministry is not the ‘master’ of his vocation, but rather the administrator of a gift that God has entrusted to him for the good of all the people, or rather for all humanity, even those who have drifted away from religious practice or do not profess faith in Christ.”
by Pope Francis
Prayer for Fr. Teresito Soganub
He suffered kidnapping, fear, hunger, death threats in hand of his abductors Lord, in the siege of Marawi. He has now passed to you, may his spirit continue to inspire all those kidnap victims around the world. They may know like Father Chito that they can survive by their faith and trust in you Lord.
By believing in You and in life and having the desire to serve and help the poor and the oppressed he had reason to live.
Father “Chito”, was loved by so many for his courage and wisdom, his will to survive and continue to serve. His life has made your kingdom much closer Lord and may his spirit of love and dedication live on among us. Amen.
by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
Praying for Father Stan Swamy
Here is a prayer and other information
A prayer to overturn the Dutch Euthanasia Law for Under 12s:
“You have the words of eternal life” (Jn 6: 68)
Lord, there is a growing darkness over the land,
Just as it was when you died (Lk 23: 44),
When people were confused about your life
And what it meant “to rise again” (cf. Mk 8: 33).
Lord, this darkness is deepening and is being described
As enlightening, claiming to lighten the burdens of the ill,
Smuggling in a suffocating silence which, instead of listening,
Silences the speaker and stops, a life, with deliberate death.
Lord, this darkness is descending lower, claiming younger
And younger lives, older and older lives, taking them out
Of each other’s company and claiming, all the while,
To be helping those who cannot continue the search for meaning.
Lord, you know how difficult it was for your disciples
To understand your suffering (cf. Mk 8: 33); and you know, through And through, the difficulty we all have understanding the suffering
We experience – renew our hope in your help.
Dearest Mother of the Lord, how patiently you were
Present to the sufferings of your Son, be with us,
We pray, as again and again, we turn to Life (cf. Jn 14: 6) and hope,
To lead us in finding a way to help those in need (cf. Jn 2: 3).
St. Joseph, spouse of Mary and foster-father of the Lord,
Help us grasp, like you, the changes in the life of the child
Which help us to find, with him or her, the meaning of their suffering so that they can enter life as fully as possible.
Dear Lord, Jesus Christ, you lived the burden of your cross
Throughout your life, so we beg you to share your experience
With all who need to be embraced by understanding and love
And open the hearts of all to reject the failure of true empathy.
Dear Holy Family, renew the society in which we live so that,
Renewed in love for each other, love will help us to understand
That we need to persevere, in mutual understanding, so that the
Good we experience may be more and more beneficial to all.
by Francis Etheredge Profiles in Catholicism
Prayer of hope
When the challenge of life brings worry and I feel that I am stressed
I turn to you Lord and find the tranquil peace of rest.
In the times of hurt and pain, I cry away the sorrow and reach beyond the misery to the hope of a new tomorrow.
There, in the shadow of your friendship,
I find the strength of love and I see the blessed light,
and think of how to help the other as you banish the darkness of the night.
I travel on in hope with you walking by my side.
I know I have the strength to match your every stride and then when day is done, I know the battle is truly won. Amen
by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
A Prayer Amid an Epidemic
Jesus Christ, you traveled through towns and villages "curing every disease and illness." At your command, the sick were made well. Come to our aid now, in the midst of the global spread of the coronavirus, that we may experience your healing love.
Heal those who are sick with virus. May they regain their strength and health through quality medical care.
Heal us from our fear, which prevents nations from working together and neighbors from helping one another.
Heal us from our pride, which can make us claim invulnerability to a disease that knows no borders.
Jesus Christ, healer of all, stay by our side in this time of uncertainty and sorrow.
Be with those who have died from the virus. May they be at rest with you in your eternal peace.
Be with the families of those who are sick or have died. As they worry and grieve, defend them from illness and despair. May they know your peace.
Be with the doctors, nurses, researchers and all medical professionals who seek to heal and help those affected and who put themselves at risk in the process. May they know your protection and peace.
Be with the leaders of all nations. Give them the foresight to act with charity and true concern for the well-being of the people they are meant to serve. Give them the wisdom to invest in long-term solutions that will help prepare for or prevent future outbreaks. May they know your peace, as they work together to achieve it on earth.
Whether we are home or abroad, surrounded by many people suffering from this illness or only a few, Jesus Christ, stay with us as we endure and mourn, persist and prepare. In place of our anxiety, give us your peace.
Jesus Christ, heal us.
by Kerry Weber,
A Prayer for the Children Murdered in Nigeria and the Children killed in the Afghan bombing attack
Lord embrace these precious lives of these beautiful children as they bask in your infinite lover for eternity.
by Gordon Nary Profiles in Catholicism
Interviews
General Articles/Commentaries
The call to religious life
by Australian Jesuits
Link to Vocations
Vocation is Heroic
by The Knights of the Holy Eucharist
Raised in Buddhist Vietnam, three nuns share stories of who inspired their Catholic vocations
by Joachim Pham Global Sisters Report
Research on women religious identifies trends, establishes
framework for tracking changes
by Joyce Meyer Global Sisters Report
Clergy shortage grows to more than 3k Catholics for every priest, Vatican data shows
by Claire Giangrave Religion News Service/National; Catholic Reporter
After teacher beheaded, some in France turn to Fr. Jacques Hamel
by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
French Muslims "overwhelmed" after fanatical beheading of school teacher
by Héloïse de Neuville La Croix International
Beheading of French school teacher raises new concerns about religious fanaticism
by Anne-Bénédicte Hoffner La Croix International
Beheading in France could bolster president’s claim that Islam is in ‘crisis’ – but so is French secularism
by Ahmet T. Kuru The Conversation
Jesuits worldwide protest against imprisonment of elderly priest
by Ruth Gledhill The Tablet
Letter: We are praying for Father Stan
by Independent Catholic News
Court rejects bail for elderly Indian Jesuit priest .A special anti-terrorism court has denied bail to Father Stan Swamy, accused of links with terrorism. Cardinal Gracias urges prayers for the Jesuit
by Vatican News staff writer Vatican News
Arrested Indian Jesuit's detention extendedThe court agreed with investigators that the priest was arrested on non-bailable charges
by UCA News reporter UCA News
Asian bishops’ solidarity with jailed Indian JesuitThe Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences is calling for the release of Indian Jesuit priest Father Stan Swamy and 15 human rights activists facing trial for alleged links with Maoist rebels.
by Vatican News staff writer Vatican News
Mali: Kidnapped nun 'alive but needs care'
by Independent Catholic News
An Online Film Screening of our 50-minute Documentary Frances Xavier Cabrini: The People’s Saint featuring a Live Q&A with Writer-Director Lucia Mauro., Winner of Rome's Vatican Film Festival Proceeds Benefit Your Parish
Link to Lucia Mauro
Jesuit priest's music serenades Mary in October Jesuit Father Manoling Francisco’s songs bring Marian month to life
by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News
Link to Spirituality and Music
Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib denounce Facebook as complicit in anti-Muslim violence. Their condemnation comes after a new report found that Facebook has played a role in anti-Muslim violence in Germany,
by Alejandra Molina Religion News Service
Link to Social Media and to Fear, Hate, Prejudice, and Discrimination against Others
Parolin: people at center of integral ecology and human economy.During the online international conference held by the Centesimus Annus pro Pontifice Foundation, Cardinal Parolin speaks about integral ecology and human economy in the context of Pope Francis's appeal to change the course of human events.
by Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp Vatican News
Link to Catholicism and Economics
How ‘The New York Times’ Helped Hide Stalin’s Mass Murders in Ukraine.Journalism doesn’t have to stifle the truth in the service of fashionable causes and personal narcissism. It’s a choice.
by Izabella Tabarovsky Tablet
Link to Media, Murder, Narcissism, and Immoral Corporate Acts
Afghan Airstrike Targeting Taliban Kills 12 Children as Peace Talks Stall
by Sune Engel Rasmussen and Ehsanullah Amiri The Wall Street Journal
It’s time for the jobless, homeless and landless to raise our voices. Rose Molokoane speaks on behalf the homeless, landless and poor at a meeting of Popular Movements and the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development on Saturday.
by Sr Bernadette Mary Reis fsp Vatican News
Link to Homeless and to Poverty
What pro-life Catholics are doing to fight suicide, the death penalty, poverty, hunger, gun violence and police killings, the opioid epidemic and wars
by Molly Cahill America
Link to Suicide/Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia, Death Penalty,Poverty, Gun Violence, Police Brutality and Misconduct, Substance Use/Addiction, and War/Acts of War /Terrorism/Genocide
U.S. Charges Russian Intelligence Officers in Major Cyberattacks
by Michael S. Schmidt and Nicole Perlroth The New York Times
Link to Cybersecurity
Guidelines for Care of Adults With Down Syndrome
by Jason F. Woodward, MD, MS ; Sophia Jan, MD, MSHP; Mary R. Ciccarelli, MD4, JAMA . 2020;324(15):1509-1511
Link to Down Syndrome
How should an Indian die for Trump? Poverty is one reason for blind hero worship, the other is a mental sickness
by Nirendra Dev UCA News
Featured Report
Biden vs. Trump in the final debate
by Wamara Mwine Profiles in Catholicism
Link to United States Politics
Featured Report
Are Philippine ISPs Enabling Child Sexual Abuse Online?
by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
Featured Report
International Day of the Girl
by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
OxyContin Maker to Plead Guilty to Federal Criminal Charges, Pay $8 Billion, And Will Close the Company
by Chris Isidore CNN
Chinese young people take centre stage on HIV prevention
by UNAIDS
Link to HIV/AIDS
New Deadly Typhoon Molave Displaces 1 Million People Between Vietnam and the Philippines
by Jesus Caritas Est The Catholic World Report
U.S. Bishop Chairmen Support Protection of Women’s and Girls’ Sports
by U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Link to Sports and Spirituality
Pope Francis laments that tons of food are thrown away as people starve
by CNA/The Catholic World Report
Pope Francis is seeing red… in more ways than one
by Robert Mickens La Croix International
The Women’s March of Belarus
by Slawomir Sierrakowsji The New York Review of Books
Link to Women Challenges/ Outreach/Protection
Pope extols book comparing Europe today to pre-Nazi Germany
by Inés San Martín Crux
Kidnapping, murder of clergy shock Brazilians as violence soars
by Eduardo Campos Crux
Link to Murdered Priests and Seminarians
We could abolish child poverty in the US with Social Security benefits for poor kids
by Melissa S. Kearney Brookings
Link to Poverty
Pennsylvania’s New Vote-by-Mail Law Expands Access for Everyone Except the Poor. In America’s poorest big city, language barriers, unstable housing and lack of internet access make voting by mail difficult. So low-income Philadelphia residents will be voting in person, if at all.
by Jonathan Lai, Samantha Melamed and Michaelle Bond, The Philadelphia Inquirer/ProPublica
Catholic educators ‘united in solidarity’ after France teacher attack
by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
America and the Virus: ‘A Colossal Failure of Leadership’. In its destruction of American lives, treasure and well-being, this pandemic marks the greatest failure of U.S. governance since Vietnam.
by Nicholas Kristof The New York Times
8 Million Have Slipped Into Poverty Since May as Federal Aid Has Dried Up, Two new studies show the effect of the emergency $2 trillion package known as the Cares Act and what happened when the money ran out.
by Jason DeParle The New York Times
Link to Poverty
Ireland's oldest woman shares message of hope on 107th birthday. Nancy Stewart has lived through the Spanish Flu pandemic and both World Wars.
by Shane O'Brien Irish Central
The COVID-19 pandemic is revealing the regressive business model of college sports
by Craig Garthwaite and Matthew J. Notowidigdo Brookings
Catholic NGOs say next year’s Australian budget leaves behind most vulnerable
by Charles Collins Crux
A realistic 'Homeless Jesus' statue sparks conversation -- and a visit from police
by David Williams CNN
Link to Spirituality and Art and to Homeless
Mexican president asks Pope Francis for conquest apology
by The Associated Press/National Catholic Reporter
Catholic Bishops in Nigeria Support the #End SARS Protests which Call for an End to Police Brutality in the Country
by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic World Report
Link to Police Brutality and Misconduct
Hero LA deputy who survived ambush shooting identified
by Joe Tacopino The New York Post
Link to Police Protection and Challenges and to Our Heroes
A Growing Number of Catholic Schools Are Shutting Down Forever
by Giulia McDonnelland Nieto del Rio The New York Times
Link to Catholic Schools
The Children’s Hell of Minsk.Newly discovered oral histories and memoirs depict horrifying Jewish experiences of Nazi brutality that were silenced and erased under Soviet rule
by Anima Walke Tablet
Link to Political Crimes
Memo: Deportation of Black immigrants to Cameroon and DRC
by ICE
Link to General United States Immigration Challenges
Fascism Then and Now
by Geee Veith Patheos
Link to Fascism
Administration's Rhetoric at Odds with Pope's Message
by Giulia McPherson America
Link to General United States Immigration Challenges
Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy has thousands of asylum seekers still stuck at the border
by J.D. Long-García America
Vatican applauds ‘Abraham Accords’ but fears ‘isolation’ of Palestinians
by John L. Allen Jr Crux
French bishop holds Christian-Muslim gathering to denounce religious fanaticism
by Arnaud Bevilacqua La Croix International
Link to Catholic/Muslim Challenges
Doctors in South Korea call for flu vaccinations to be paused after 25 deaths
by Reuters
Catholic Bishop: Pope Francis is Deeply Concerned About German Church
by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Reporter
Cardinals Deplore German Bishops’ Slide, as Schism Fears Arise
by Edward Pentin National Catholic Register
Newman’s Time in Rome (November 1846 – December 1847)
by Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson The Coming Home Network
The friendly tension between Catholic social teaching and capitalism
by Kathleen Bommette U.S Catholic
Link to Catholic Social Teaching and to Catholicism and Economics
Dear Vice Chancellor, don’t let Gavin Williamson bully you into adopting IHRA
by Robert A.H, Cohen Patheos
Warhol’s faith and life. Andy Warhol’s premodern starting point helped him become the postmodern Picasso.
by Duncan Collins U.S.Catholic
Link to Spirituality and Art
Inside the Fall of the CDC
by James Bandler, Patricia Callahan, Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg ProPublica
White House puts ‘politicals’ at CDC to try to control info
by Jason Dearen, Mike Stobbe, and Richard Lardinar Associated Press
Baptizing White Supremacy. An interview with Robert P. Jones
by Regina Munch Commonweal
Link to White Supremacy
Commentary: Why is anyone still talking about herd immunity? Herd immunity is a reckless, lethal and ineffective strategy that should never be an option, says an observer.
by William A Haseltine Channel News Asia
Link to Coronavirus
Filipino bishops warn govt over Russian vaccine deal .Prelates call for transparent and ethical testing, procurement and distribution of Covid vaccines
by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News
Covid-19: Archbishop of Dublin criticizes anti-mask demonstrators
by Vatican News
At 12, She’s a Covid ‘Long Hauler’ Although most young people recover quickly, doctors are seeing some children and teens with lingering fatigue and other chronic problems.
by David Tuller The New York Times
UK to infect healthy volunteers in vaccine research trial
by Dania Kirka Associated Press
US COVID-19 deaths could hit 500,000 by February, researchers say
by Algezeera
Who Decides When Vaccine Studies Are Done? Internal Documents Show Fauci Plays a Key Role.
by Isaac Arnsdorf, Caroline Chen and Ryan Gabrielson ProPublica
Pandemic has driven some doctors to switch jobs, retire early
by Cara Roberts Murez UPI
"Herd immunity is another word for mass murder," expert says
by CNN
Amid tumult over constitution, Chile watches two churches burn
by Inés San Martín Crux
Armenian Orthodox leader warns of possible genocide in disputed territory
by Carol Glatz Catholic News Service/Crux
Link to War/Acts of War /Terrorism/Genocide
Q & A with Sr. Meena Dias, serving children with disabilities in Goa for three decades
by Lissy Maruthanakuz Global Sisters Report
Link to Disabilities and to Children Challenges/ Outreach/Protection
Ex-Hong Kong bishop calls Vatican line on China ‘sickening’
by Crux Staff Crux
Link to Catholicism and China
Vatican and China renew deal over bishop appointments for two more years
by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter
Northern Ireland to tighten COVID restrictions for four weeks amidst spike
by Kerry O'Shea Patheos
New restrictions introduced in the UK and across Europe
by Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool NewScientist
U.S. warned Nevada not to use donated Chinese-made coronavirus tests
by Associated Press/Los Angeles Times
The pandemic is driving children back to work, jeopardizing hard-fought global gains
by Maria Verza, Carlos Valdez, and William Costa Associated Press/Yahoo Money
Vietnamese archbishop: Use the internet to imitate Blessed Carlo
by Catholic News Service/Crux
Link to Social Media
Those who accompany the dying inspired by 'Samaritanus bonus'
by Chaz Muth Catholic News Service/Angelus
Link to End of life
Fear of death replaced with joy of accompanying souls to eternal life
by Chaz Muth Catholic News Service/Crux
The Ideas Behind Black Holes
by Christopher M. Graney Sacred Space Astronomy
Link to Astronomy
FDA approves first treatment for Ebola, a Regeneron antibody cocktail..
by Beth Mole Ars Technica
Link to Ebola
Belize’s far-reaching gender bill runs aground, and critics warn of international ‘gender ideology’
by CNA/The Catholic World Report
Hans Urs von Balthasar, Covid-19, and the redemption of human anxiety
by Sister Gill Goulding, C.J.The Catholic World Report
Oliver Stone’s ‘Natural Born Killers’ & The Presidential Election of 2020: Spiritual Debate Prep #4
by H.K. Bush Patheos
Trump’s administrative presidency and its effort to weaken federal oversight in public education
by Kenneth K. Wong Brookings
Link to United States Politics
Editorial: Barrett's moral relativism is cause for rejection from the bench
by NCR Editorial Staff National Catholic Reporter
Trump aide: ‘We’re not going to control the pandemic’
by Jonathan Lemire, Alexandra Jaffe, and Aamer Madhano Associated Press
The day that America lost $100 billion because of an immigration visa ban
by Dany Bahar, Prithwiraj Choudhury, and Britta Glennon Brookings
Trump Calls Fauci ‘a Disaster’ and Shrugs Off Virus as Infections Soar.
by Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Maggie Haberman and Noah Weiland The New York Times
Department of Homeland Security Sued for Chemical Weapons Us
by Sharon Lerner The Intercept
In battleground states, American Jews prefer Biden over Trump by a wide margin. A pair of surveys of likely Jewish voters in Florida and Pennsylvania shows that former Vice President Joe Biden has a massive lead over Donald Trump.
by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
The Trump Administration Allowed Aviation Companies to Take Bailout Funds and Lay Off Workers, Says House Report, Instead of using bailout money to keep workers, at least two companies restored the full pay of their top management.
by Jeff Ernsthausen and Justin Elliott ProPublica
Trump's coronavirus response a case study in toxic masculinity
by Daniel P. Horan National Catholic Reporter
Judges again block Trump's efforts to keep unauthorized immigrants out of census
by Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter
Link to General United States Immigration Challenges
How QAnon uses satanic rhetoric to set up a narrative of ‘good vs. evil’
by Paul Thomas The Conversation
Spain’s twentieth century martyrs were not only from the civil war
by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
Episcopal men’s ministry loses board members, chapters over response to George Floyd’s death
by Emily McFarlan Miller Religion News Service
Link to Racial Challenges and Outreach
Bishop calls UK to take up Fratelli Tutti's call opposing racism
by Independent Catholic News
Racial Justice and Third Party Politics: an Interview with Albert Thompson
by Stephen G. Adubato Patheos
Priests Spewing Racism Right at My Face
by Fr. Stephanos Pedrano, O.S.B. Patheos
CRS fires Sudan country rep after allegations of verbal abuse, racism
by Catholic News Service/ Crux
Torched Black churches weigh justice, forgiveness
by Andrew J. Yawn and Ashley White, USA Today/Associated Press
Health care is not equal — it's a racial justice issue
by Adele McKiernan National Catholic Register
To be truly pro-life, the church must be antiracist
by U.S .Catholic
Global concerns over rights violations in India. Ultranationalist government attempts to stifle conversion by attacking NGOs
by Ben Joseph UCA News
Link to Human Rights
Women are advancing in the workplace, but women of color still lag behind
by Adia Harvey Wingfield Brookinga
The Baby Healed Through Fr. McGivney’s Prayers: ‘Let Michael Be the Miracle’
by Christine Rousselle CNA/National Catholic Register
Irish Bishop urges more support for elderly during new Covid wave
by Indepednet Catholic News
Link to Elder Challenges/ Outreach/Protection
How the alt-right misreads the Constitution
by John E. Finn The Conversation
Link to Alt-Right
Poland rules abortion due to foetal defects unconstitutional Constitutional court’s ruling could pave way for governing PiS party to move ahead with legislative ban
by Staff and agencies in Warsaw The Guardian
White Churches & White Supremacy
by The Editors Commonweal
Link to White Supremacy
Polish academics protest ‘fundamentalist’ education minister
by Vanessa Gera Associated Press/Crux
Transcript: Fighting Food Insecurity
by Washington Post Live
Bishop says push for assisted suicide in Ireland ‘disingenuous and unnecessary’
by Charles Collins Crux
Link to Suicide/Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia
US Embassy to Vatican Highlights Risk of ‘Human Trafficking Crisis’ Amid Pandemic
by Courtney Mares CNA/National Catholic Register
Link to Human Trafficking
Holy See calls for joint efforts to combat trafficking in persons
by Vatican News staff writer Vatican News
Nuns praised for anti-trafficking work during COVID-19
by Elise Ann Allen Crux
He Sought Asylum After MS-13 Tried to Kill Him. Amy Coney Barrett Sent Him Back Into Danger.
by John Washington The Intercept
Link to United States Politics and to General United States Immigration Challenges
Pope Francis calls Trump’s family separation border policy ‘cruelty of the highest form’
by J.D. Long-García America
Link to Separation of Children from their Parents
Bishop McElroy: US Catholics, politically homeless, face hard choices
by Bishop Robert McElroy National Catholic Reporter
Poland's powerful Cardinal Dziwisz accused of covering up abuse case
by Szymon Piegza National Catholic Register
Link to Catholic Sexual Violence Against Minors
Priest affiliated with Archdiocese of Chicago schools accused of sex abuse
by Andy Koval, Rob Sneed, and Judy Wang WGN
A great danger is the activism of priests
by Clémence Houdaille La Croix International
Link to Catholic Activism
Bishop demands justice after Catholic cemetery desecrated in India
by Nirmala Carvalho Crux
Bioethics must recognize ‘we are made for love and friendship,’ scholar argues
by Charles C. Camosy Crux
Link to Bioethics
New U.N. nuncio addresses economic inequities made worse by COVID-19
by CNA/The Catholic World Report
Link to Coronavirus and to Economic Challenges
Is mandating a COVID-19 va ccine ethical?
by Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk The Pilot
COVID Has Caused Millions to Lose their Sense of Smell—One Writer’s Journey to a Scentless Life and Back
by Leslie Jamison Vogue
Stranded in Peru by the pandemic, I know faith is not on lock-down
by Hilda Mary Bernath Global Sisters Report
Scottish bishop urges change to hate crime law to protect religious believers
by Charles Collins Crux
What Do the Mapuche People Want from Chile?. An interview with Fr. Carlos Bresciani, SJ
by Santiago Ramos Commonweal
Link to Chile Politics
Azerbaijan, Armenia report shelling of cities despite truce
by Aida Sultanova Associated Press
Mozambique: Fresh aid for families fleeing from jihadists
by John Newton Independent Catholic News
Link to African Challenges
Cameroon: Jesuit priest on 250K peace walk
by Paul Samasumo Independent Catholic News
Massacre of primary school pupils in Cameroon
by Rebecca Tinsley Independent Catholic News
Jesuit priest arrested before ‘pilgrimage for peace’ in Cameroon
by Crux Staff Crux
CRS fires Sudan country rep after allegations of verbal abuse, racism
by Catholic News Service/ Crux
Kenya: Shalom Centre receives UN Accreditation
by Shalom Center for Conflict Resolution
Kenyan sisters support health workers during pandemic
by Regina Ndambuki Global Sisters Report
Is Nigeria’s new business reform law a threat to religious freedom?
by Shola Lawal America
Nigerian bishops back protest against police
by John Newton Independent Catholic News
Nigeria’s Catholic leaders call for an end to crackdown on #EndSARS protestors
by Patrick Egwu America
Congolese bishops call for special court to try war crimes
by Fredrick Nzwili Catholic News Service/Cruz
Link to War/Acts of War /Terrorism/Genocide
SBA maintains stance denying pandemic loan to archdiocese
by Haidee Eugenio Gilbert The Guam Daily Post
Religion contributes $67.5 billion to Canadian economy
by CarthNews
Link to Catholicism and Economics
Beauty and Substance: A Reflection on the Anniversary of ‘Evangelization & Culture’
by Tod Worner Crux
Link to Evangelization
A Dedicated Caretaker Reflects on Her Husband’s Alzheimer’s Disease\
by Lyketsos, Constantine George, M.D. John Hopkins Medicine
Link to Alzheimer’s disease
Transcript: Fighting Food Insecurity
by Washington Post Live
How One Brooklyn Woman’s Breast Cancer Diagnosis Brought Her Closer to God
by Currenys News Staff NetTV
Link to Cancer and to Women Challenges/ Outreach/Protection
The Catholic Church and the Holocaust, 1930 –1965
by Michael Phayer
Link to The Holocaust
Yom Kippur Zoom reunites Holocaust survivors 71 years later. More than 70 years had passed since last seeing her friend at an Austrian displaced persons camp. Then Ruth Brandspiegel heard a familiar name being called out in a Yom Kippur service held in late September via Zoom.
by Luis Andres Henao and Jessie Wardarski Religion News Service
Lost In Translation: How Christians Frequently Misunderstand Judaism
by Guest Contributor Patheos
Link to Catholic/Jewish Challenges
Archdiocese prepares beatification cause of anti-Nazi White Rose member
by CNA/The Catholic World Report
Wading in Deeper, While I was planning my bar mitzvah, my non-Jewish friends were planning their cotillions
by Arthur D. Ullian Tablet
‘Respect for life is eroded ever more’: Dutch Cardinal Eijk on euthanasia’s ‘slippery slope’
by CNA Staff Catholic News Agency
Link to Euthanasia
Dutch Supreme Court rules doctors can euthanize dementia patients
by Christine Rousselle Catholic News Agency
Vatican reaffirms euthanasia is ‘intrinsically evil act,’ calls Catholics to accompany the dying
by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency’
Assisted suicide, euthanasia more than 10 times higher than predicted in Australian state
by CNA Staff Catholic News Agency
Link to Suicide/Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia
Knights of Columbus Join Water With Blessings to Provide Clean Water to God's Thirsty Children
by Chris Huber, Denise C. Koenig, Kathryn Reid, and Laura Reinhardt of World Vision’s U.S. staff who contributed to this article .by World Vision
Hyperfocus on abortion issue obscures call of common good
by M.T. Dávila National Catholic Reporter
Link to Abortion
The toxic waste of Roe v. Wade
by George Weigal Catholic San Francisco
The Court Should Overturn Roe Soon. We Need to Move Forward from There.
by Rebecca Hamilton Patheos
Argentine bishops call bill to legalize abortion ‘untenable’
by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
Bishops' debate over 'preeminence' of abortion goes public
by Christopher White National Catholic Reporter
Planned Parenthood getting more government funding, despite defunding efforts
by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
Mississippi asks US Supreme Court to solve circuit court split with 15 week abortion case
by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
The True Effect of COVID and the Pro-Life Movement on Abortion
by Mary Pezzulo Patheos
St. Gerard Majella Rescues Another Mother and Child
by Joseph Pronechen National Catholic Register
Link to Other ProLife Challenges
With teen mental health deteriorating over five years, there’s a likely culprit
by Jean Twenge The Conversation
Link to Mental Health/Illness and to Youth Challenges/ Outreach/Protection
Cardinal Becciu, and Beyond. What firing the powerful prelate says about Francis and the Curia
by Massimo Faggioli Commonweal
Link to Financial Crimes
Security consultant’ linked to Vatican’s Becciu scandal arrested
by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
Woman close to Vatican cardinal arrested in corruption probe
by Nicole Winfield Associated Press/Crux
Thoughts on the soap opera of the Vatican’s latest femme fatale
by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
Pope needs transparency, zero tolerance to end Vatican's financial corruption
by Michael Sean Winters National Catholic Reporter
After ‘demonic’ desecration, Louisiana church reconsecrated as details about priest emerge
by CNA/The Catholic World Report
Link to Exorcism and Satanism
Amid scandal, these Louisiana Catholics say priests ‘rock’
by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
Pope John Paul II was an ally for Haitians: Francis should be, too
by Valerie Jean-Charles National Catholic Reporter
Pope Francis calls for civil union law for same-sex couples, in shift from Vatican stance
by CNA/The Catholic World Report
Link to LGBTQ Challenges
Ireland’s ‘Mass Rocks’ Are Becoming Popular Again
by William Thomas National Catholic Register
Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against Google
by Michael Balsamo and Marcy Gordon Associated Press/The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Link to Media
China’s influence on the global middle class
by Homi Kharas and Meagan Dooley Brookings
Link to China Challenges
Taiwan embassy to Vatican marks national day serving poor
by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Link to Poverty
US extends $213 million grant to the Philippines for poverty reduction, good governance
by ARS-CBN News
Pope repeats call to divert funds from military to fighting hunger
by Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter
What Do Hope, Fear, and Poverty Have in Common?
by Brother Andre Marie Catholicism
Poverty and the dignity of the person
by Leela Ramdeen Independent Catholic News
Argentine archbishop condemns lynching of suspect in child murder
by Inés San MartínOc Crux
Link to Death Penalty
Campaign seeks to unite a million children in praying the rosary
by Catholic News Agency/Catholic San Francisco
Link to The Rosary
Priest kidnapped by Islamists in the Philippines in 2017 dies of heart attack
by Inés San Martín Crux
Code of silence' allows domestic abuse to go unchallenged, bishop says
by Colleen Rowan Angelus
Link to Domestic Violence
Saul Alinsky and Catholic Social Teaching
by David Cruz-Uribe Patheos
Link to Catholic Social Teaching
Steve Skojec Once Again Misrepresents the Pope
by Dave Armstrong Patheos
Blues with friends, life with God: A conversation with Dion and Mike Aquilina
by Paul Senz The Catholic World Report
Brazilian priest working with homeless says Pope’s call ‘peak’ of wave of support
by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux
Link to Homeless
We Must Not Neglect The Homeless Nor Let Them Become Hidden From View
by Henry Karlson Patheos
Police Violence, Homelessness, and Black Lives
by Tianna Kelly NAEH
Link to Police Brutality and Misconduct and to Racial Challenges and Outreach
In San Diego, Black Muslims are working to expand voting access in jails
by Aysha Khan Religion News Service
Link to Prison Challenges
Grateful for a Wedding in Prison
by Jenny Block The New York Times
Catholic Bard History 101
by Mark Wilson Patheos
Freed missionary priest recounts harrowing tale of kidnapping
by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/Crux
Clarifying Catholic Teaching on Vaccines re: Fr. Michael Copenhagen
by Fr. Matthew P. Schneider. LC Patheos
Women who ‘applied’ to be clergy say Vatican envoy is ‘open-minded’
by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Vatican asks UN to eliminate the risks of satellite collisions in outer space|
by CNA/The Catholic World Report
Suicide Prevention in the COVID-19 Era: Transforming Threat Into Opportunity
by Moutier C JAMA Psychiatry October 16, 2020
Catholic Colleges Should Fight Pornography
by Patrick Reilly National Catholic Register
Link to Pornography Challenges
Plus new Russian disinformation tactics and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Link to Media
A dispute resolution program for social media companies
by Mark MacCarthy Brookings
Latest attack on Coptic Christians highlights religious violence in Egypt
by Crux Staff Crux
Link to General Violence Challenges
Pope’s New Encyclical – A Roadmap to Live as One Human Family
by Tony Magliano Indian Catholic Matters
Pope replaces saint-making chief as corruption scandal grows
by Nicole Winfield Associated Press
2020 White Mass to recognize SoCal’s ‘army’ of healers
by Tom Hoffarth Angelus
How the Iran-Iraq war will shape the region for decades to come
by Ranj Alaaldin Brookings
Link to War/Acts of War /Terrorism/Genocide
Who really defeated the Islamic State – Obama or Trump?
by Grian Glyn Williams The Conversation
Follow Cardinal Seán's Example: Be a Missionary, Wherever You Are!
by Maureen Crowley The Pilot
Exiled Catholic archbishop meets with senior Vatican officials
by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report
New calls for US sanctions on Turkey for Christian persecution
by Christine Rousselle Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Discerning the Culture: Movies and TV Shows
by Mike Martinez, SJ The Jesuit Post
Archbishop leads rosary, exorcism to bring peace to Portland
by Ed Langlois Catholic News Service/Crux
Link to The Rosary and to Exorcism and Satanism
Six Transgender Women Have Been Killed Within the Last Month.Sara Blackwood and Brooklyn DeShauna Smith are the latest reported victims of the trans homicide epidemic in America.
by James Factora them
Link to LGBTQ Challenges and to Murder
Pope donates money to families of crew members after cargo ship disaster
by Junno Arocho Esteves Crux
Spate of custodial torture and death plague Bangladesh .Each year some 200 people become victims of extrajudicial and custodial murder in Bangladesh
by Stephan Uttom UCA News
Former spiritual director of ‘Medjugorje visionaries’ excommunicated
by CNA/The Catholic World Report
Pharmacists Find Challenges and Rewards for Taking a Pro-Life Stand,Not selling contraceptives is the conviction of pro-life pharmacists the Register recently interviewed.
by National Catholic Register
Link to Other ProLife Challenges
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Book Reviews/Commentaries
Vision of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good
by Steven Garber
Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
New Vision of Family Life: A Reflection on Amoris Laetitia
by Louis Cameli
Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
Free to Be Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Story of Women and Law
by Teri Kanefield
Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
Conception: An Icon of the Beginning
by Francis Etheredge
Interviewed by Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson Speaker
Letter to a Suffering Church: a bishop speaks on the sexual abuse crisis
by Bishop Robert Barron
Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
SOC 2020
by Jon Witt
Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
The Corruption of Boys; Sodomy, Scandal, and the Medieval Clergy
by Dyan Elliott
Reviewed by Thomas P. Doyle National Catholic Reporter
The Devil Is Not an Invention
by Fabio Marchese Ragona
Reviewed by Edward Pentin National Catholic Register
The Tyranny of Merit - What's become of the common good
by Michael J Sandel
Reviewed by Paul Donovan Independent Catholic News
What They Don't Tell you in Catholic College: Women in the Priesthood and the Mind of Christ
by John Wijngaards
Reviewed by Hille Haker National Catholic Reporter
Faith for Earth: A Call for Action
by United Nations Environment Programme
Commentary by Brian Roewe National Catholic Reporter
Sin•a•gogue: Sin and Failure in Jewish Thought
by David Bashevkin
Reviewed by by Liel Leibowiz Tablet
The End of Empathy: Why White Protestants Stopped Loving Their Neighbors
by John Compton
Commentary by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
The Blessing and the Curse
Commentary by Adam Kirsh Tablet
The Vision for You
by David Clayton
Reviewed by Jessica Easthope NetTV
The Case of George Pell: Reckoning with Child Sexual Abuse by Clergy
by Melissa Davey
Commentary by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter
Making Senses Out of Scripture: Reading the Bible as the First Christians Did (Basilica) By What Authority? An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition
by Mark P. Shea
Commentary by Charles Camosy Crux
My Peace I Give You
by Dawn Eden
Commentary by For Your Marriage
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Reviewed by Alan Bean Baptist News
Live Not By Lies
by Rod Dreher
Reviewed by Francis X. Maier The Catholic World Report
Fifty Catholic Churches to See Before You Die
by Elena Curti
Commentary by Charles Collins Crux
Film Reviews/Commentaries
Yellow Rose
Reviewed by Antonio D. Sison National Catholic Reporter
Clouds
Reviewed by Molly Cahill America
All In: The Fight for Democracy.
Commentary by Sr. Rose Pacatte National Catholic Register
Benedict Men
Commentary by National Catholic Reporter
Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton
Reviewed by Nick Olszyk The Catholic World Report
Latino no Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground
Reviewed by Sr. Rose Pacatte National Catholic Reporter
Time
Reviewed by Mark Kennedy Associated Press
Television Reviews/Commentaries
Haunting
Commentary by Fellow Dying Inmate Patheos
Chicago 7
Reviewed by John Anderson America
The Boys
Commentary by Jim McDermott America
The Social Dilemma
Commentary by Ian Peoples, SJ The Jesuit Post
American Ninja Warrior
Reviewed by Kate O'Hare Patheos
Van Der Valk
Commentary by Gene Veith Patheos
American Gospel (PART ONE)
Commentary by Rene Albert Patheos
American Gospel (PART TWO)
Commentary by Rene Albert Patheos
Project Popcorn
Reviewed by Nick Olszyk The Dispatch/The Catholic World Report
The Good Lord Bird
Commentary by William Nash The Conversation
The Social Dilemma
Commentary by Ian Peoples, SJ The Jesuit Post
Schitt’s Creek
Commentary by Vivian Cabrera America
Music Reviews/Commentaries
The Vision for You. The death-haunted music of Phoebe Bridgers
by Jack Nuelle America
Radio Interviews and Special Features
Remembering Those Who Have Passed
Feasting with the Saints
Videos
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Father Garett Burns Shares His Vocation Story
Fr. Joshua Waltz vocation story
Vocation Story - Sr. Tracey Dugas, FSP
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Vocation Stories - Radmar Jao SJ: From Actor to Priest
The Saint of Auschwitz
One Day In Auschwitz
Dalai Lama speaks out on COVID-19
MaximsNewsNetwork: SOMALIA HUNGRY CHILDREN: UNICEF
#RevivalForRevolutionaries: A Word from Sr. Simone Campbell
Acts of Recovery: A Survivor's Story
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