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Special Prayer
It is sweet music to the ear to say: I honour you, O Mother! It is a sweet song to repeat: I honour you, O holy Mother! You are my delight, dear hope, and chaste love, my strength in all adversities. If my spirit that is troubled and stricken by passions suffers from the painful burden of sadness and weeping, if you see your child overwhelmed by misfortune, O gracious Virgin Mary, let me find rest in your motherly embrace. But alas, already the last day is quickly approaching. Banish the demon to the infernal depths, and stay closer, dear Mother, to your aged and erring child. With a gentle touch, cover the wary pupils and kindly consign to God the soul that is returning to him.
by Pope Leo XIII
A Prayer for the Murdered Children in Oklahoma
The death of children is the greatest sorrow and loss to humanity Lord. Help us all to be inspired by your words and example to always guard and protect children everywhere. Bring your words to the minds and hearts of everyone that children are most important in your Kingdom of justice and love, they need our care and protection.
May justice be done for the child victims of violence in Muskogee, Oklahoma they died through anger and thoughtless violence, may the children find peace in your presence.
May the perpetrator be brought to justice and be prevented from ever again harming anyone especially children. May he repent and do penance and find forgiveness.
Give us the wisdom and knowledge to bring peace and reconciliation and remove guns and weapons from our communities so we can live in safety and peace.
In your name Lord Jesus. Amen by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
A Prayer for Murdered FBI gents Daniel Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger
God of abundant life,
give the fullness of life to
Daniel Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger
who died defending our lives.
Console and protect their families.
Keep all law enforcement agents in your care.
Renew us in our appreciation and gratitude
for all those who serve us so generously. Amen
by Father Louis Cameli Profiles in Catholicism
A Prayer for Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga
Good and gracious God,
We come to you today to ask for your assistance -the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa said on Thursday that Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga has tested positive for COVID-19 and is “stable and recovering” at a local private clinic. He also has the underlying condition of diabetes. Please ask all the people of Honduras to storm heaven and ask for the Cardinal's release from this disease. As the Cardinal of Honduras and as working at the Vatican in government we ask you Lord to bless him and help him resume his duties. By his priesthood, he shows his devotion to you, O Lord, and ask that you assist him in his recovery and return him to the aspects of Church work that he has so readily done in the past and is willing to do with the help of the Holy Spirit in the future. We ask you this through the intercession of St. Joseph and all our saints through Christ Our Lord Amen.. by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
A Prayer for All Those Who Have Died in the Indian Himalayas Glacier Disaster
Dear Lord!
Many thanks to your love who is protecting and guiding all people every day.
Even though you lead us, we are separated from you by our sins and suffer many problems. So protect us and hold us with your hand. Dear Jesus, I beseech you for all the souls who died in the avalanche. We pray for the eternal rest of these souls in the divine sanctuary. We can feel the pain of every family that has died. I urge you to embrace and protect every family. I ask you to protect the people from the natural disasters hat befall the world, to turn away from their sins, and to give them grace to walk in a pure way. Forgive the sins of people who do not deserve your mercy and protect them. We beseech you to protect all lives in your warmth. by Alwinrex Lazer Alphonesal Profiles in Catholicism
A prayer for the protection of Alexei Navalny and the Russian people
In the Service of the Truth (Part II)
Dear Mary, chaste spouse of Joseph and Mother of the Lord,
Among the people of today there is the stirring of a change,
Many are coming out onto the streets and many are standing,
Willing to be taken, without knowing exactly where, but away.
Many are rising out of slipping shackles, unbuckling fears:
Temper the divide between standing out and resisting, recover
Our common humanity concealed under gladiatorial clothes.
Mother of mothers, be with the families of all, whether detained
Or waiting, whether young or old, softening with listening
The rejection of change changing us into impersonal forces.
Dear Joseph, chaste spouse of Mary and foster-father of the Lord,
Stand with either side, siding with the sensitivity to speak the truth,
Working for transparent government and the opening of closed Doors, sparing brothers and sisters from the blows of brutalization.
Help us build between differences, recognizing any good to be
Shared, any desire to help, any actual helping to hold back the
Unhelpful harm and open up the damned up helping to do good.
Foster-father, unfold your chaste care of all, leaving no one aside,
Turning all to go beyond today, touching the coming of tomorrow,
Wherein sacrifice and pain are blessed into blossoming change.
Dear Lord, son of Mary and adopted child of Joseph,
Take the witness of a few as a witness to be multiplied many times,
Whether by one voice calling across the world or many people
Manifesting a witness to the winter’s ending the freezing of hope.
Move among us, melting through forgiveness, bitterness and regret, Disappointment, and revenge, gradually, gently, opening the Clenched fist, releasing reconciliation and renewal among us.
Son of the Father, show us your love in the hidden places of hurt,
Healing the way forward to begin again and again the slow walk
To where our paths come to take us together, together forward.
Oh Holy Family among us, common ground between us, grant us
The grace to rediscover the freedom to speak the truth in love and
To unite in untying the bonds of blanket silence or persecution.
Oh Holy Mother Church, ring out your appeals to the Father of
Mercies, the Mother of all helps, the leavening love we all need
And give us the inspiration to transform wrangling into justice.
Oh Blessed Trinity, origin of all gifts given to all for the good of all,
Give us the guidance that opens our hearts, our families and our Nations to the good of all, embracing all and rejecting no one.
by Francis Etheredge Profiles in Catholicism
A Quote to Remember
“Whether it is Bach or Mozart that we hear in church, we have a sense in either case of what gloria Dei, the glory of God, means. The mystery of infinite beauty is there and enables us to experience the presence of God more truly and vividly than in many sermons. But there are already signs of danger to come. Subjective experience and passion are still held in check by the order of the musical universe, reflecting as it does the order of the divine creation itself. But there is already the threat of invasion by the virtuoso mentality, the vanity of technique, which is no longer the servant of the whole but wants to push itself to the fore. During the nineteenth century, the century of self-emancipating subjectivity, this led in many places to the obscuring of the sacred by the operatic. The dangers that had forced the Council of Trent to intervene were back again. In similar fashion, Pope Pius X tried to remove the operatic element from the liturgy and declared Gregorian chant and the great polyphony of the age of the Catholic Reformation (of which Palestrina was the outstanding representative) to be the standard for liturgical music. A clear distinction was made between liturgical music and religious music in general, just as visual art in the liturgy has to conform to different standards from those employed in religious art in general. Art in the liturgy has a very specific responsibility, and precisely as such does it serve as a wellspring of culture, which in the final analysis owes its existence to cult.”
by Pope Benedict XVI
Music Interviews
Non-Music Interviews
Music Articles/Commentaries
Countercultural Catholic Composer Strikes Sacred Chord in Music. Sir James MacMillan, the foremost modern British composer and a forthright Catholic, says ‘music is the perfect art form to bring people together to see a better world.’ by K.V. Turley National Catholic Register
Meet a Catholic Composer at the Cutting Edge, Mark Nowakowski is part of the musical ‘Catholic Renaissance’ underway. by K.V. Turley National Catholic Register
How Billie Holiday’s religious childhood shaped her legacy by Heather King The Crux/Angelus
God’s Plan by Drake by David J. Inczauskis, S.J.The Jesuit Post
Pope Francis hails musicians’ ‘new creativity’ amid pandemic disruption by Catholic News Agency
Pope Benedict XVI Praises ‘Glorious Music’ of Bach in Festival Message by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Band of Religious Sisters Evangelize Through Music During Pandemic by New Evangelization Television (NET)
Priest hopes being in spotlight at Groban concert can inspire good by Gabriella Patti Crux
Jesus Found Me off-Broadway in Row K by Jake Braithwaite, SJ The Jesuit Post
Music performance allows contemplation on sex abuse crisis by Sarah Salvadore The Catholic Reporter Link to Catholic Sexual Violence Against Minors
In Iceland, composer and Polish Carmelite sisters turn saints' poetry into music by Zita Ballinger Fletcher Global Sisters Report
The melody Paul Simon borrowed from Bach by J-P Mauro Aleteia
In ‘Broken Silence,’ a composer brings a note of hope to the church’s sex abuse crisis by Maggi Van Dorn America
Borno Brothers ‘Band’ Together for Haiti by Andrew Pugliese The Tablet
Pope Francis sings the praises of Gregorian chants by Deacon Greg Kandra Patheos
She was buried in a mudslide that killed her father and brother. Singing has been her salvation by Catherine Saillant The Los Angeles Times
Singer-songwriter trades in secular success to share his faith in music by Blanca Morales Crux
Q & A with Sr. Linnet Antony, bringing people to God through music by Philip Mathew Global Sisters Report
Italian composer fears church music in crisis by UCANews reporter UCANews
Il Volo: Hear the moving Ave Maria that they sang at the WYD in Panama by Aleteia
Catholic composer to debut arrangement dedicated to his mentor by Dan Russo Catholic News Service/Crux
Yo-Yo Ma Wants Bach to Save the World by Zachary Woolfe The New York Times
Leonard Cohen’s Holy and Broken Hallelujah by Alisa Ungar-Sargon Patheos
From Punk Rock to Faith: “Christ Has Changed My Life” by Deborah Castellano Lubov Zerit
The Enduring Catholic Imagination of Bruce Springsteen by Brian P. Conniff America
"Be Not Afraid”: The song that eases the biggest transitions in and out of life" by Coleen Dulle America
To find God’s revelation, one can turn to music by Terrance Klein America
Wow Priest Composes Music for Mass "Missa lucis" for Orchestra and Choir by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic News World
The Double Life of Josephine Baker by Memory and Action
General Articles/Commentaries
Freestyle Rapping in the Image and Likeness of God by Ian Peoples The Jesuit Post
The Catholic Church’s moral reckoning on Jews and the Holocaust by Ken Jacobson Religion News Service Link to The Holocaust
Afro-Germans During the Holocaust by United States Holocaust Memorial Museum How many monuments honor fascists, Nazis and murderers of Jews? You’ll be shocked. by Lev Golinkin The Forward Link to Antisemitism
The Flames of Anti-Semitism Are Growing Higher, Fueled by Both the Left and Right.2020 was a terrible year for anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and attacks on Jews. 2021 promises to be worse. by Hannah Elka Meyers Tablet
French bishops reiterate commitment against antisemitism by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News CathNews
Italian cardinal condemns anti-Semitism after disruption of online event by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency
Cardinal Cupich Seems to Be the Vatican’s Choice by Father Raymond J. de Souza National Catholic Reporter
Cardinal presides at funeral Mass for mother, four daughters who died in a fire By Michelle Martin Chicago Catholic
Archdiocese of Chicago to court: Let parishes choose their staff by Catholic News Agency
Russia's Kremlin critic Navalny condemns detention amid more protests by Stefan J. Bos Vatican News Link to Immoral Political Practices and to Russia Politics
Satanic Temple sues Boston over opening prayer policy by The Associated Press/Crux Link to Exorcism and Satanism
Hawaii GOP official resigns after posting pro-QAnon tweets by Mark Thiessen The Associated Press
Lots of Politics, Little Legitimacy .Instead of behaving ecclesially, the USCCB has been behaving politically, ignoring fraternal relationships between bishops and fighting against the pope. by Massimo Faggioli Commonweal
Ecumenical and Interreligious Guidenook: Care for Our Common Home Jointly published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Association of Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers, and Catholic
Climate Covenant Commentary by Brian Roewe EarthBeat Link to Environment and Climate Challenges
Moscow’s Climate Change Dilemma by Olivia Lazard Carnegie Moscow Center
US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence by Ben Fox and Eric Tucker The Associated Press Link to Terrorism
Apostolic nuncio accused of money laundering to enter plea bargain by Catholic News Agency Link to Financial Crimes
‘Moscow police arrest brother of opposition leader Navalny by Jim Heintz The Associated Press
FBI: 2 agents killed, 3 wounded, suspect dead in Florida by Terru Spenver and Mike Balsano The Associated Press Link to Murder
Miami archbishop commends heroism of Catholic FBI agent killed in the line of duty by Catholic News Agency
EU countries expel Russian diplomats in Navalny dispute by Drank Jordans and Lorne Cook The Associated Press
Pope Francis meets with Cardinal Cupich after Biden inauguration statement dispute by Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency
Catholic nun leads mission of mercy for Vietnam's rural poor. Health workers give free medical checkups and medicines to mostly ethnic M'Nong villagers by UCA News reporter UCA News Link to Poverty
Vow of poverty: Jesuits to look at its spiritual, practical implications by Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service/Crux
Editorial: It's time for the Vatican to investigate the US bishops' conference by NCR Editorial Staff National Catholic Register
Getting the China challenge right by David Dollar and Ryan Hass Brookings Link to China Challenges
Thousands flee Hong Kong for UK, fearing China crackdown by Zeb Soo and Sy;via Jui The Associated Press
Reflection from Wuhan: One year on from start of Covid-19 by Independent Catholic News
Report: Uyghur women subject to systemic rape in China’s detention campsl by Catholic News Agency Link to Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls
Sisters record testimony in trial of Indian bishop accused of raping nun by Saji Thomas Global Sisters Report
Amanda Gorman, inaugural poet for Biden, has history of abortion advocacy by Kevin Jones Catholic News Agency Link to Abortion
An abortion turning point? by Russell Shaw Echoes/The Boston Pilot
Senate pro-life chair: Down syndrome abortions are ‘eugenics’ by Matt Hendro Catholic News Agency Link to Down Syndrome
US economy shrank 3.5% in 2020 after growing 4% last quarter by Martin Crutsinger The Associated Press Link to Economic Challenges
Campaigners urge UK government to act against genocide by Independent Catholic News Link to War/Acts of War/Genocide
Myanmar army seizes power in military coup by Devin Watkins Vatican News
Saving Catholic Schools by David G Bonagura, Jr. The Catholic Thing Link to Catholic Schools
Chicago archdiocesan schools see ‘virtually no’ COVID-19 transmission by Catholic News Service/Crux
Italy’s ‘Super Mario,’ set to become PM, is a close friend of the Jesuits by John L. Allen Jr. Crux Link to Italy Politics
Pakistani court: Release man accused in Daniel Pearl’s death by Kathy Gannon Associated Press Link to Immoral Political Practices
A Rush to Execute by David Cole The New York Review
Facebook Blocks Brooklyn Parish From Livestreaming Masses by Currents News/NetTV Link to Social Media and to Fear, Hate, Prejudice, and Discrimination against Others
Vandalism outside El Paso Catholic church damages three angel statues by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Twitter, Truth and Transgenderism: Catholic outlet suspended for Biden nominee report by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Saint Agatha & Incarceration by Billy Kangas Patheos Link to Prison Challenges
NBA star Stephen Jackson on converting to Islam: ‘I needed to listen to my hear by Omar Suleiman Religion News Service Link to Sports and Spirituality and to Islam
Featured Report
The Good Judges that Give Justice to Abused Children by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism Link to Catholic Sexual Violence Against Minors
Understanding Clergy Abuse in Latinx Communities by Erin O’Donnell, Awake
Cardinal Blase Cupich demanding details on abusive order priests but won’t post findings by Robert Herguth Chicago Sun-Times
Mexico's president leverages Virgin of Guadalupe for political purposes by David Agren National Catholic Reporter Link to Mexico Politics
Russia arrests over 4,500 at wide protests backing Navalny by Ji Heinz and Vladimer Isacchenkov The Associated Press Link to Russia Politics
Church shouldn’t stay silent,’ church official says amid Russian protests by Jonathan Luxmoore Crux Link to Political Crimes
Repeal of Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ offers new hope to frustrated immigrants and long-suffering families by Kareem Fahim, Durrie Bouscaren and Louisa Loveluck The Washington Post Link to Migrants, Refugees, and Immigrants Challenges
Biden's executive orders on immigration are just a start by NCR Editorial Staff National Catholic Reporter
Embracing the Art of Dying in the Church Today by Bryan A. Just Everyday Bioethics Link to End of Life Challenges
Ukrainian Catholic archbishop tells of blocked aid, continued corruption by Catholic News Service/Crux Link to Ukraine Politics
Catholic priest who ‘died twice’ gives thanks for coronavirus recovery by Catholic News Agency Link to Covid-19
Fauci: Vaccines for Kids as Young as First Graders Could Be Authorized by September by Caroline Chen ProPublica
CDC says masks must fit tightly – and two are better than oneby Scott N. Schiffres The Conversation
Delivering a COVID-19 vaccine in Africa by Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu Brookings
Brutal attacks against clergy in Nigeria cause fear among Catholics by Chinedu Asadu National Catholic Reporter
140 are missing after glacier breaks in India’s Himalayas by Biswajeet Namargee and Wishabh R. Jain The Associated Press
Rescuers look for survivors of Indian glacier disaster by Rishabh R Jain The Associated Press
Explainer: The (complicated) history of U.S. ambassadors to the Vatican by Nicholas D. Sawicki and Kenneth Hackett America
By meeting Cupich, Pope Francis masters speaking without words by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
Vatican cardinal speaks out against social stigma for leprosy patients by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency Link to Leprosy
Pope calls for united effort in fight against leprosy. by Vatican News staff reporter Vatican News
Camillians tackle the shackling of Indonesia's mentally ill by UCA News Link to Mental Health/Illness
Vatican office admits silence about children of priests was a mistake by Elisabeth Auvillain National Catholic Reporter
Brazilian Franciscan works to raise Black teen girls' self-esteem in the Amazon by Catholic News Service/Global Sisters Report Link to Youth Challenges/ Outreach/Protection
Portugal’s Catholic bishops express ‘sadness and indignation’ as parliament backs euthanasia bill by Catholic News Agency Link to Euthanasia
The Boogaloo Bois Have Guns, Criminal Records and Military Training. Now They Want to Overthrow the Government. by Zoe Todd ProPublica Link to Insurrection/Sedition
Capitol insurrectionists: I have met them before by Mary Foley National Catholic Reporter
Hate groups migrate online, making tracking more difficult by Aaron Morrison The Associated Press Link to Fear, Hate, Prejudice, and Discrimination against Others
Sister Antona Ebo’s lifelong struggle against white supremacy, inside and outside the Catholic Church by Shannen Dee Williams America Link to White Supremacy
German bishops’ summit considers women and lay roles as answer to abuse crisis by Claire Congrove Religion News Service Link to Women Challenges/ Outreach/Protection
Northern Irish victims call for their own Catholic baby homes investigation by Sahm Venter National Catholic Reporter
Pope fails on Vatican communications reform. Francis has entrusted the overhaul of the Vatican's media operations to all the wrong people by Robert Mickens UCA News
Bishops support Biden’s racial equity orders related to housing, prisons by Catholic News Service/Crux
Religious sister preaches Christ through sacred art by Nirmala Carvalho Crux Link to Spirituality and Art
59 homes lost, more threatened in Australian wildfire by The Associated Press
Opening Up About Suicide.Jewish groups start addressing mental wellness—for those who are suffering, and the people who love them by Paula Jacobs Tablet Link to Suicide/Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia
Music helping Tony Bennett battle Alzheimer’s disease by The Associated Press Link to Alzheimer’s disease
Proud Boys: Canada labels far-right group a terrorist entity by BBC
Teenagers develop 3D-printed bionic arm 30 times cheaper than existing prosthetics by Generation Unlimited
Imprisoned for protesting: the missing students of Pakistan. Rights groups express grave concern that the whereabouts of several students remains unknown by Kamran Chaudhry UCA News Link to Pakistan Politics
Opinion: It’s time for Colorado’s Catholic Church to take a moral inventory by Bri Buentell Colorado Sun
Record numbers leave Church in Cologne as anger grows by Christa Pongratz-Lippitt The Tablet
State agency bungles ballot referendum for child sex victims by Mark Scolforo and Marc Levy The Associated Press Link to Violence Against Children
Indonesia records sharp rise in child abuse cases/.Children's protection agency attributes the increase to lax laws, Covid-19 lockdowns by Konradus Epa UCA News
Aid to the Church in Need confirms ‘credible’ accusation of ‘serious sexual assault’ against founder|| by Catholic News Agency Link to Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls
Stray bullet falls at feet of priest celebrating Mass in Brazil by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report Link to Gun Violence
Five children among 6 killed in Muskogee, Oklahoma, shooting rampage by John Bacon USA TODAY Link to Murdered Children
For the record: Michigan nuns at Trump rally aren't really nuns by Christopher White National Catholic Reporter
Voting in a pandemic: Lessons for elections in Africa in 2021 by Rushdi Nackerdien Brookings Link to Africa Politics
A Letter to the American President: The Killer of Daniel Pearl Must Not Go Free by Bernard-Henri Levi Tablet
Dozen state police charged in the massacre of 19 in Mexico by Alfredo Pena The Associated Press Link to Police Brutality and Misconduct
We must reject the white racist God of the '1776 Report' by Craig A. Ford Jr. National Catholic Reporter
ICC convicts Ugandan rebel commander of war crimes by Mike Conners The Associated Press
Ohio police officer charged with murder in Andre Hill death by Farmoush Amiri and Andrew Welsh-Huggins The Associated Press
Texas Successfully Defunds Planned Parenthood by ALE National Review Link to Other ProLife Challenges
The church must make amends to Black people with reparations ,Excerpt from 'Birth of a Movement: Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church' by Olga Segura National Catholic Reporter Link to Racial Challenges and Outreach
The hidden history of Black Catholic nuns in the U.S. Generations of black Catholic women “fought against racism in order to answer God’s call in their lives,” says Dr. Shannen Dee Williams, author of Subversive Habits: The Untold Story of Black Catholic Nuns in the United States. by Catholic News Agency The Catholic World Report
Slavery in the 21st century by Tony Magliano Clarion Herald Link to Human Trafficking
Organizers fight trafficking amid Kentucky Derby by Janet M. Peterworth Global Sisters Report
Brisbane Archdiocese moves to combat modern slavery by CathNews
Breastfeeding In Public: The Great Debate by Emily Harrison SmartParentAdvice
I felt alone after my miscarriage. Then other women (like Meghan Markle) began sharing their stories. by America Link to Miscarriage
Mexican bishops issue another appeal for anti-hunger program by David Agren Catholic News Service/Crux
Tigray crisis: Ethiopia region at risk of huge 'humanitarian disaster' by BBC
Eritrea: Seventy Christians released from three prisons by Independent Catholic News
New Diocese of Oakland Sex Abuse Lawsuit Reveals Seminaries as a Hot Bed for Abuse by Joseph H. Saunders Saunders and Walker
American seminary in Rome to defend itself against lawsuit alleging ‘predatory homosexuality’ by Catholic News Agency/Catholic World Report
Accused priest asserts innocence at Vatican seminary abuse hearing by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency
Boat with 422 migrants, some with COVID-19, heads to Sicily by Frances D'Emilio Crux Link to Migrants, Refugees, and Immigrants Challenges
Super Bowl champion aims for empathy in new documentary on abortion by Catholic News Agency Link to Sports and Spirituality
How White Supremacists Use Soft Power by Laura Daniels Lawfare Link to White Supremacy
Pope exhorts world leaders: Use pandemic to create fairer economy by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter Link to Economic Challenges
National AIDS Memorial Observes Black History Month With AIDS Memorial Quilt by The Skanner Link to HIV/AIDS
Cruelty and abuse of power were not the preserve of religious orders by Eoin O'Sullivan and Ian O'Donnell Irish Times
Poles Lose Faith as PiS Drives Politicisation of Church by Dariusz Kalan Reporting Democracy/Balkan Investigative Reporting Network
The Catholic Church has a dangerous influence on Poland by Nikki Siriprasert The Boar
Filipino priest to fight Covid war on two fronts by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News
Filipino priest attacks Duterte over 'vaccine lies'Philippine president accused of lying after denying knowledge of military receiving Covid vaccinations by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News
Vatican laments ‘massacre of elderly’ due to COVID by Inés San Martín Crux Link to Elder Challenges/ Outreach/Protection
Exposing the Republicans' excuses for not convicting Trump by Michael Sean Winters National Catholic Reporter Link to United States Politics
Pope Francis accepts resignation of bishop who called for council to discuss women priestsl by Catholic News Agency
Fear and love surround Escobar’s hippos thriving in Colombia by Regina Garcia Cabo and Fernando Vergara The Associated Press Link to Animal Challenges
Christians Are Being Attacked and Killed in Nigeria, and They Need Our Help by McKenna Hammack National Catholic Register
Vietnamese sisters help flood victims rebuild their lives, celebrate Tet by Joachim Pham Global Sisters Report
Nun named to voting position at Vatican praises ‘brave’ pope by Nicole Winfield Religion News Service
Catholic leaders urge TPS for Central Americans, aid for storm-ravaged nations by Catholic News Service/Angelus
One of the Most Anti-LGBTQ+ Members of Trump’s White House Won’t Leave. /Roger Severino, the architect of some of Trump’s most viciously anti-LGBTQ+ policies, is suing to keep his job.| by Matt Baume them.
Biden in call with China’s Xi raises human rights, trade by Aamer Madhan The Associated Press Link to Human Rights
Catholic missionary priest nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency
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Book Reviews/Commentaries
Chanting on Our Behalf: a Pastoral Guide to Presidential Chanting and Musical Leadership by Ricky Manalo, CSP Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith Reviewed by Sharon Mesmer Commonweal
Let us Dream the Path to a Better Future by Pope Francis Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
In Our Backyard: Human Trafficking in America and What We Can Do to Stop It by Nita Belles Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
Catholic Christianity and Mental Health: Beliefs, Research and Applications by Harold G. Koenig, M.D. Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
An Altar in the World by Barbara Brown Taylor Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
Triptych by Marcia Whitney-Schenek Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
Inner Compass an Invitation to Ignatian Spirituality by Margaret Silf Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
Karl Barth and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.Theologians for a Post-Christian World. by Wolf Krötke Reviewed by Marcia Pally Commonweal
Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future by Pope Francis and Austen Ivereigh Commentary by Dave Armstrong Patheos
Undaunted: My Fight Against America’s Enemies, at Home and Abroad by John O. Brennan Reviewed by Peter Theroux Tablet
Predict and Surveil: Data, Discretion, and the Future of Policing by Sarah Brayne Reviewed by Ken Klippenstein The Intercept
Lifeblood of the Parish: Men and Catholic Devotion in Williamsburg, Brooklyn by Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada Reviewed by Odalis Garcia Gorra National Catholic Reporter
Ecumenical and Interreligious Guidenook: Care for Our Common Home Jointly published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Association of Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers, and Catholic Climate Covenant Commentary by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
The Dialectics of Art by John Molyneux Reviewed by Ciaran Freeman National Catholic Reporter
Tornado God: American Religion and Violent Weather by Peter J. Thuesen Reviewed by Melissa Jones National Catholic Reporter
A Busy Parent's Guide to a Meaningful Lent by Maria C. Morrow Reviewed by Charles C. Camosy Crux
The How to Book of Catholic Theology: Everything You Need to Know But No One Ever Taught You,” by Father John Cush Commentary by Currents News Staff NetTV
Love in the Ruins by Walker Percy Commentary by Jonathan Liedl National Catholic Register
Film Reviews/Commentaries
Itzhak:The humanity and artistry of Itzhak Perlman Reviewed and Commentary by John Anderson America
Zindagi Tamasha (Circus of Life) Commentary by Kamran Chaudhry UCA News
Wonderfully Made Reviewed by Catholic News Agency
The Flood Reviewed by Ellen Teague Independent Catholic Mews
Sipe: Sex, Lies, and the Priesthood. by Salem Film Fest and BishopAccountability
Television Reviews/Commentaries
Six Degrees With Mike Rowe by Kate O'Hare Patheos
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song Commentary by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service
Feasting with the Saints
Videos
Panis Angelicus
Modeh Ani – Legendado
Break forth into Joy, Robert Starer, The Zamir Chorale of Boston
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah
Praying at the Piano - Paulist Fr. Ricky Manalo
Ave Maria - Marco Lo Russo Coro Voces del Mar OEPV Made inItalyconcert Teatro Vallarta Mexico 2018