Pope Leo’s prayer intentions for 2027

Human dignity, art, life, migrants, the elderly, young people, and artificial intelligence: these are some of the themes of the prayer intentions that Pope Leo has entrusted to his Worldwide Prayer Network for next year. The list begins with…

Nuns don’t want to be priests

Sixty-four percent of American Catholics say the Church should allow women to be ordained as priests, according to Pew Research. In several Latin American countries, women’s ordination is even more popular (in Brazil, a staggering 83 percent of…

Remembering the Rest of the Story

Several friends have recently asked for prayers as mothers, friends, even distant acquaintances are seriously ill or lie on their deathbeds. News comes, too, for those of us with memories of storied moments in sports that the great Notre Dame…

The Eye Of The Storm

This morning I sit warm in my home.  Outside it is fourteen degrees and there is six inches of snow on the ground.  There is no sound but an old hoot owl calling.  The road is impassable.  It is eerily quiet and calm.  But around me is turmoil.…

Sunday funnies

10 Secrets To Looking And Feeling YoungerOtter delinquents.Perspective is key.The trickster gets outfoxed.Amuse your friends!This is the way to do it.Somehow, I imagined the singularity involving slightly more complex technology.…