3+ week, 4+ day ago (144+ words) America Media interprets the church for the world and the world for the church. We are a forum for discussion of religion, society, politics and culture from a Catholic perspective. The Ignatian traditions of "finding God in all things" and the promotion of justice shape our commentary. Founded in 1909 by the Jesuit order and directed today by Jesuits and lay colleagues, America Media is a resource for social analysis and spiritual renewal, guided by the spirit of charity. Dylan Perry, F.S.C., is the principal at De La Salle Blackfeet School on the Blackfeet Reservation in Browning, Mont. He is originally from Memphis, Tenn., and holds a master's in public service from the University of Arkansas' Clinton School. Synodality isn't going anywhere under Pope Leo. What are some ways we can avoid "synod fatigue" and become better at the process?...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (115+ words) A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Andrew Dung-L'c, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs "Stay awake!For you do not know when the Son of Man will come." (Matthew 24:42a, 44) The exclamation point in the passage of Matthew's Gospel used in today's Alleluia startles me and makes me laugh. It is full of life. And so too are the rest of today's readings. In the quiet moments of our lives, in the sleepy dark after a vigil Mass in wintertime or in the solitude of random evening prayer, we can remember that we are, in fact, living quite colorfully." Julian Navarro is an advancement associate at America Media....

4+ day, 34+ min ago (323+ words) Saturday of the Thirty-fourth Week of Ordinary Time A Reflection for Saturday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Alleluia, alleluia. Be vigilant at all times and pray that you may have the strength to stand before the Son of Man. Alleluia, alleluia. How do you stand vigilant?" However, what that vigilance means and how that looks for each of us may be different. This chapter of Luke's Gospel, which puts us just before Jesus' entry and crucifixion in Jerusalem, continues with just two more verses (vv. 37-38). In them, Jesus gives us a hint as to what it might mean to "be vigilant" in our times:" During the day, Jesus was teaching in the temple area, but at night he would leave and stay at the place called the Mount of Olives. And all the people would get up early each…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (337+ words) Hayes's book is clear and easy to read, written in the conversational tone of a journalist reporting on what he's read from philosophers, cultural anthropologists and psychologists. He draws from his own experiences, including hosting a news show on MSNBC, where grabbing and holding the attention of his audience is a top priority." He writes with concern about the latest innovations in attention capture, like how video games and social media platforms provide constant stimuli and continuous interruption, turning our phones into addictive slot machines that are incessantly summoning our attention. Odysseus only had to resist the Sirens' call once; today, screens compete for our attention every waking second." Hayes is careful not to contribute to the moral panic that often arises in response to new technological advances. At various points in the book, he observes how everything from comic…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (1182+ words) Ten months afterward, in November 2022, Fuentes sat at a Mar-a-Lago dinner with then-former President Donald Trump in the company of Ye, the musician formerly known as Kanye West. Trump's claim of ignorance about Fuentes echoed comments by Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, who in apologizing for his initial defense of Carlson said he "hadn't kept up with the news" and had relied on a script prepared by an aide. He also'reportedly'told Heritage staffers that he "didn't know much about this Fuentes guy." No one in politics can credibly claim that now. After Roberts' refusal to disavow Carlson's decision to host Fuentes, Robert P. George, a professor at Princeton " and, like Fuentes, a Catholic "resigned on Monday'from Heritage's board, donors raised alarms and Roberts admitted he had "made a mess" of the situation and let the institution down.' Fuentes, meanwhile,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (1583+ words) Items currently moving briskly at Catholic Charities food pantries in Nevada include baby formula and other infant-care needs, Marie Baxter reports. Ms. Baxter is the chief executive of Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada. It has been a busy month for her and her team. "Not only were we seeing lots more seniors, which is probably our largest population, but lots of families coming in," she said. And "lots of new people," she said, "which we also saw during the pandemic'lots of people relying on food pantries'that never thought they were going to need that as a resource." Among the startled newcomers at C.C.N.N.s food pantries, she said, were government workers, people "who are not SNAP recipients, but were finding themselves without paychecks and needing access to food." Assailed by inflation, the Covid-19 pandemic and a series of supply and logistics…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (635+ words) BALTIMORE (OSV News) "Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City waselectedas the next president of theU.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. He succeedsArchbishop Timothy P. Broglioof the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, who has served in that office since 2022, at the end of the bishops" Nov. 10-13 fall plenary. Archbishop Coakley sat down with OSV News to discuss his new leadership role in the conference. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. OSV News:What do you hope to bring to your exercise of the office of president in the next three years? The issue of immigration is one of the political issues that most would agree is dividing Catholics at this moment. What do you think could be the most effective in helping the faithful build a truly Catholic perspective on this issue? One thing that comes to mind is to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (345+ words) Paul J. Tagliabue, who died on Sunday, is remembered for his 17-year term as the commissioner of the National Football League, a tenure that saw unprecedented growth in the league's audience and revenues. He was also known for his lifelong support of Jesuit and Catholic education and, in recent years, his efforts to support the L.G.B.T.Q. community in the Catholic Church. Mr. Tagliabue credited Joseph T. Durkin, a Jesuit priest, history professor and prolific author who taught at Georgetown from 1944 to 1972, for encouraging him to achieve academically as well as athletically. In a 2006 interview with Sports Illustrated, he also noted that his parents emphasized education. "My father used to say, "Don't be a donkey. Use your head, not your back," he remembered." After his retirement in 2006, Mr. Tagliabue returned to Covington & Burling, where he was senior counsel until last year. He was elected…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (579+ words) Millions of "the least of our sisters and brothers" will now suffer because of what we fail to do. Our indifference, when we can make a difference, betrays everything we hold most dear. What did she know of birthing? Despite dear Joseph's steadfast love she'd need to do this alone. J'zef Tischner remains virtually unknown in Western classrooms, despite being one of the pre-eminent voices in 20th-century Catholic thought. The new edition of "The Philosophy of Drama' in English might help change that. In his new book, Chris Hayes argues that our attention is not just the most fundamental human need; it is also our most important resource. David Greenberg has produced a biography of John Lewis that, if not quite definitive, is still the gold standard by which all subsequent biographies will be judged. Christopher White's "Pope Leo XIV: Inside…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (429+ words) We agreed with the diagnosis of advanced cervical cancer, started chemotherapy and then performed a radical hysterectomy after the second course of chemo. I saw her this week for a follow-up and another cycle of chemotherapy, and I'm happy to report she is recovering and doing well." This case highlights the fragility and brokenness of the health system in Sudan and South Sudan. Halima's journey to care would be like a person from California being referred to Texas and then getting sent to rural Pennsylvania for treatment. The task to care for this woman fell to our relatively small hospital, a local project run by local staff. There is much room to improve: In 2016, major donor states and humanitarian aid agencies pledged to channel 25 percent of humanitarian funding to local organizations. Nine years later, this commitment has proven largely meaningless....