by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 23, 2022 | Opinion
Words can have amazing power, so long as we grant it to them. In a story familiar by now, a popular Catholic priest in Arizona had to resign when someone realized he had been using one wrong word when performing baptisms. Andres Arango had served three different...
by Steven R. Harmon | Jan 21, 2022 | Opinion
January 18-25 is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Since 1908, when it was launched by Lurana White and Episcopal priest Paul Wattson, co-founders of the Society of the Atonement religious order, Christian churches of all denominations worldwide have devoted...
by John T. Pawlikowski | Dec 2, 2021 | Opinion
Pope Francis appointed Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist Raffaella Petrini as the new secretary general of the Governorate of Vatican City State in early November. She is the first woman to hold this position, and her appointment follows that of Salesian Sr....
by Junia Joplin | Mar 17, 2021 | Opinion
Growing up fundamentalist Baptist, I was socialized to view Roman Catholic Christians with plenty of skepticism. Any tradition or practice that might be considered Catholic carried a sort of taboo. Expressing fondness for Mary? Celebrating Communion more than, say,...
by Anthony Taylor | Sep 29, 2020 | Opinion
The Catholic Church has used the Just War Theory since the time of St. Augustine to help discern when and how force might be applied in the defense of the nation in time of conflict. The teaching of the church regarding war and peace is spelled out very clearly in...
