Penetrating analysis by Dr. Robert Moynihan.
The Angelus by Jean-François Millet, 1858-1859, Museum d'Orsay in Paris By Michael Severance The COVID crisis is more than a health catastrophe. It is also a human wealth calamity in the making. Rash management of the ongoing pandemic by elected and unelected authorities has created an economic emergency across nations and on many levels. [...]
Distribution of supplies during the coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh "Universal destination of goods" is always the underlying imperative By Thomas Storck In her long existence, the Catholic Church has confronted not only hostile empires, barbarians, and dictators, but also the diseases and plagues afflicting mankind. And in both her doctrine and her praxis we [...]
Stephen Wong and his daughter, Amanda, participate in an online Mass at their home March 8, 2020, after the Diocese of Hong Kong temporarily suspended public Masses in churches, following the COVID-19 outbreak. (CNS photo/Tyrone Siu, Reuters) "During this dark time, I have learned to trust God without any doubts" By Theresa Li 2020 [...]
Might the pandemic spell the end of the hegemony of globalism and of the suppression of Europe's Christian roots? By Giuseppe Rusconi One of the many disturbing gargoyles that look down from the Cathedral of Notre Dame on the city of Paris, France. The crisis — due to the spread of the coronavirus — [...]
Reflections by a Member of the American Catholic Medical Association, part 2 By Thomas W. McGovern, M.D. In Part 1, Dr. McGovern discussed the first two “pillars” of Catholic Social Teaching: (1) respect for human life and (2) seeking the common good. This month he discusses the last two ”pillars”: (3) solidarity and (4) subsidiarity. As [...]
One Citizen of Rome Tells How the Pandemic Has Changed the Eternal City, And, Perhaps, the Church By Giuseppe Rusconi Grzegorz Galazka photo It’s something with which no one was acquainted. Or perhaps, for the elderly, it was an echo of the sad times of the Second World War. For everyone here in Italy [...]
Reflections by a Member of the American Catholic Medical Association, Part One By Thomas W. McGovern, M.D. “Inspiring physicians to imitate Jesus Christ” — CMA Vision Statement “There are many patients dying in the hospital today... There are no visitors allowed. Limited visitation when death is imminent... It is a brutal human tragedy. When we get through [...]
The Sacraments in a Time of Crisis: a Canon Lawyer Critiques Current Prohibitions By Philip C.L. Gray, JCL Christ Heals the Sick, a woodcut from a Bible illustrated by Gustave Dorè Faith is a free gift from God (Eph. 2:8; Catechism, Art. 153). But like any gift, if we do not use the Faith [...]
Pope Francis looks out the window of the papal library in the Apostolic Palace onto an empty St. Peter's Square on April 13, 2020, Easter Monday, after reciting the Regina Coeli prayer via livestream. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) Rome in a time of virus, everything closed... By Christina Deardurff The Catholic Church during her [...]
Can We Return To a Truly Catholic Economics — Not One Identified with Any Political Cultural Bloc? By Thomas Storck The Giving of the Mantle by Giotto, Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi. Thomas Storck, author of four books and many articles on Catholic economics From March 26 to 28 of this [...]
