Due to inclement weather, many in the archdiocese were unable to attend the funeral for Father Christopher M. Carney, who died Jan. 15.Read More

It was with special interest and a rush of thoughts coming to mind that I read Father Eugene Hemrick’s article, “Reflecting on empty pews and missing churchgoers,” (CR, Jan. 17).Read More

DETROIT – At an annual Mass celebrating the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Catholic Charities USA unveiled a plan to spark a national conversation about racism and poverty.Read More

BELLEVILLE, Ill. – The bishop of Belleville, under pressure from his diocesan finance council over some expenditures, issued an apology Jan. 22 and said the costs being questioned would be covered by an anonymous donor.Read More

Father Chris Carney died earlier this month. While Father Carney had been a Christian Brother prior to ordination, Chris and I were in the same ordination class of 1971. Time has taken its toll on our class. In addition to Father Carney, Fathers Don McMaster, Joe Kaiser, Blair Raum and John Delclos have all gone...Read More

Last week as I reflected on how every day can be Christmas, I shared the line from a Christmas carol that I have turned into a prayer that I say each day: “Cast out my sin, Lord, enter in. Be born in me today.”Read More

My first Baltimore Christmas has been delightful, days of prayer and celebrations – overflowing congregations at the Basilica of the Assumption for the Christmas Vigil Mass and the Midnight Mass at our Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. Monsignors Hobbs and Armstrong and their staffs offered us all glowing examples of what solemn liturgies can do...Read More

Pope Benedict XVI won’t be drawn into American politics when he comes to the U.S. in April in the middle of a heated presidential race. That’s what the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, told an Italian Catholic magazine, and I’m glad to hear it.Read More