God is Good, by Stephen P. White
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Catholics Discern Moving Over Social Values, by Jonathan Liedl
May 18, 2023
Why I Withdrew From “Hope is Fuel”, by Janet E. Smith
May 18, 2023
*Image: Mother Teresa Tynan, PBVM with her first Holy Communion Class by an unknown photographer, 1880s [Presentation Convent, Crosshaven, Munster, Ireland]
By Stephen P. White, The Catholic Thing, May 18, 2023
Stephen P. White is executive director of The Catholic Project at The Catholic University of America and a fellow in Catholic Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
A note from Robert Royal: We’re slowing down in our fundraising and we simply CANNOT. Not yet. We’ve done well and are doing okay. But if you can help and expect others to do what needs to get done, please, don’t assume that. On the contrary, I often tell readers during these twice-yearly campaigns that those with means need to consider making up for those who don’t have them – and still come here every day out of a commitment to the Catholic thing. …
My eldest daughter was Confirmed this spring. She took as her patron Pope St. John Paul II, a choice she made on her own but of which I could not be more approving. The bishop came to the parish and sealed her with the Holy Spirit. Afterward, her head smelled of chrism just as it did at her baptism. She has grown so much, as children do, to the never-ending joy and sorrow of her parents.Related posts
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