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“Essential” Catholic Economic Principles During Lockdowns
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“Essential” Catholic Economic Principles During Lockdowns

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“Essential” Catholic Economic Principles During Lockdowns

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. [...]

Distributing the Earth’s Goods During a Public Health Crisis
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Distributing the Earth’s Goods During a Public Health Crisis

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Distributing the Earth’s Goods During a Public Health Crisis

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 [...]

The Human Body Is a Temple
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The Human Body Is a Temple

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The Human Body Is a Temple

by Robert Moynihan The human body is a temple. It is the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, given to us by God. We must treat the body with the same respect with which we treat a religious building, dedicated to God: with reverence and piety “Or do you not know that your body is a [...]

Coronavirus Diary: China

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 [...]

Covid-19 and the European Union
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Covid-19 and the European Union

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Covid-19 and the European Union

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 — [...]

The Virus Between Faith and Medicine
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The Virus Between Faith and Medicine

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The Virus Between Faith and Medicine

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 [...]

A Tribute to Dr. William Moynihan: Catholic, Scholar, Mentor and Friend
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A Tribute to Dr. William Moynihan: Catholic, Scholar, Mentor and Friend

Magazine, Reflection

A Tribute to Dr. William Moynihan: Catholic, Scholar, Mentor and Friend

“Majestic Hill”: William and Ruth Moynihan walking together on Horsebarn Hill in Storrs, Connecticut, in 2016. William was 89 and Ruth was 82. “When my children were little I used to bring them here to look up at the stars,” Ruth said. Bill said he and his wife had been taking walks around the hill [...]

Empty Easter: Rome — Coronavirus Diary
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Empty Easter: Rome — Coronavirus Diary

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Empty Easter: Rome — Coronavirus Diary

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 [...]

Empty Easter: The Virus Between Faith and Medicine
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Empty Easter: The Virus Between Faith and Medicine

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Empty Easter: The Virus Between Faith and Medicine

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 [...]

Empty Easter: Tending to the Soul First, Then the Body
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Empty Easter: Tending to the Soul First, Then the Body

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Empty Easter: Tending to the Soul First, Then the Body

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 [...]

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