Shrine to Blessed Stanley Rother comes closer to completion (KFOR) A beloved Oklahoma priest who was killed in Guatemala is being honored this week in Oklahoma City. Blessed Stanley Rother is well-known in the Catholic community for his mission work in Guatemala. Hundreds of Oklahomans and the Archbishop of Oklahoma City will sign their names to a beam that will permanently become part of the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine…
Sister Jean gets another Loyola N.C.A.A. run (The New York Times) On Tuesday, the university said it had reached a deal to allow Sister Jean to travel to Indianapolis for Loyola’s first-round game on Friday against Georgia Tech. The announcement came after she lobbied to make the trip and compared herself to the old woman in the Gospel of Luke who petitioned a judge to grant her wishes until he eventually conceded, saying, “Let her do what she wants…”
My research into the history of Catholic slaveholding (The New York Times) I have spent nearly five years poring over 18th and 19th-century records scattered in archives, courthouses and historical societies in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Louisiana to illuminate the lives of these families. I am Black and I am Catholic. And my research has completely transformed my understanding of my church…
New app puts familiar missal in the palm of your hand (Crux) When Catholic churches nationwide reopened last summer after a months-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, parishioners followed along empty handed, as the missals typically found at each pew were removed so people wouldn’t touch the same surfaces. That protocol remains. However, the Oregon Catholic Press – publisher of the annual Breaking Bread missal – has created a new digital format, an alternative to the print book, so parishioners can once again follow along with the liturgy…
Trappist monks depart abbey, and a beer there becomes history (CNA) After the last monks left Achel Abbey earlier this year, the beers produced at Achel Brewery no longer bear the Trappist label. In the beginning of January, there were 14 authentic Trappist beer brands. By the end of the month, the Trappist Belgium breweries were reduced by one…
There’s more to St. Patrick than shamrocks and beer (U.S. Catholic) Many Catholics know little of St. Patrick beyond the kitschy mascot of clovers, green rivers, and beer. In reality, Patrick is a mythical hero born of blood and fire…
