Pray with the Pope: December 2016
General Intention: Pray that the scandal of child soldiers may be eliminated the world over. We tend to think that child...
Ethics & Human Dignity
World Fisheries Day spotlighted environment, plight of unseen workers
Each November, communities around the world celebrate an industry that has provided livelihoods and built strong bonds for coastal communities...
Seeing Grace in Alzheimers
On a radio show I listened to a few weeks ago there was a very interesting and deeply moving discussion...
Pope: Migration of Peoples is Part of Human History
Closing doors to immigrants and refugees is not the answer – in fact, it only helps encourage the crime of...
Did You Remember World Food Day?
Yep, us neither – but it does bring home some sobering truths. Particularly as climate change threatens food production, people...
Beware of Euthanasia’s Slippery Slope
A Dutch cardinal has warned about the “slippery slope” of euthanasia, which has been legal in the Netherlands since 2002....
Philippine Bishops’ ‘in endless grief’ over drug war
The Philippine bishops’ conference president has lamented “the slow erosion of Filipino values” as the Southeast Asian archipelago presses on...
The Balance between Humans and the Universe
Appointing Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia as the new chancellor for the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage...
Catholics Often First Responders to Slaves at Sea
Catholic pastoral workers play a crucial role in coming to the aid of “sea slaves” – fishermen who are held...
