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Bishops seek better preaching, more penance
BALTIMORE (CNS) — During their annual fall general assembly in Baltimore Nov. 12-15, the U.S. bishops voted down a document on the troubled U.S. economy, passed documents on penance and better preaching, approved a reorganization of their Communications Department and endorsed the sainthood cause of Dorothy Day.
College students are DREAMers
Lidia Mondragon (from left), Michel Rangel, Mayra Esquivel, Humberto Marquez, Brad Carney, Juan Raya and Jennifer Verkamp bow their heads in prayer at the “Dream and Arise” prayer vigil held at the bell tower at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Nov. 12. (Photo)
Eastern Catholics explain tradition, value of married priests
ROME (CNS) — In Eastern Christianity — among both Catholics and Orthodox — a dual vocation to marriage and priesthood are seen as a call “to love more” and to broaden the boundaries of what a priest considers to be his family, said Russian Catholic Father Lawrence Cross.
Parents can only do so much to form kids
Recently, Teri and I had lunch with a friend’s daughter at a local restaurant. We have known her from the time she was a teenager until now, grown and with a family of her own. (Marriage Matters, Seeds of Faith)
Book delves into desegregation and Southern churches
On Palm Sunday in 1964, at Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tenn., a group of black and white students protested racial discrimination in a dramatic and powerful way: They held a “kneel-in.” (Book review)
After election: Challenging times for life, marriage, freedom
Politically conservative candidates fared less well than expected in the recent election, and this has raised questions. Did they lose because they supported Catholic positions on marriage and the protection of human life? Did Catholic voters repudiate those positions? (Columns)
Blasphemy case gone; creationism returns
Here is our regular look at what is right and wrong in the world this week. (Editorial)
