by Leon Suprenant Leon Suprenant is the co-director of the Office of the Permanent Diaconate. He may be reached at leons@archkck.org. In Acts 6, a pastoral concern arose concerning care for the Greek- speaking widows. Verses 2-3...
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Are we better or ‘badder’ after 9/11?
Father Mark Goldasich is the pastor of Sacred Heart parish in Tonganoxie. He has been editor of the Leaven since 1989. by Father Mark Goldasich Every year, as the anniversary of 9/11 dawns, I pull out the following short...
Pope prays for Afghanistan, United States
New York fire chaplain says there are days when 9/11 ‘feels like yesterday’
Father Kevin M. Smith, pastor of Our Lady of the Snow Parish in Blue Point, N.Y., is seen in his office Aug. 25, 2021. Father Smith, a Nassau County, N.Y., fire chaplain, served as a 9/11 first responder in the aftermath of the...
Neighboring Catholic Charities agencies help with Ida evacuees
by Tom Tracy A scattering of Hurricane Ida evacuees from storm-battered Louisiana to neighboring states across the south is presenting a familiar crisis for regional Catholic Charities agencies following Hurricane Ida’s Aug. 29...
Laypeople join religious order in ‘ministry of presence’ for terminally ill
Ellsa Villa, a former Mexican diplomat, kisses a crucifix presented to her Aug. 7, 2021, by Mother Lourdes Garcia, a Sister Servant of Mary, as Villa and four other laypeople pledged to assist the nuns in caring for those who are...
Former Cardinal McCarrick pleads not guilty; two more lawsuits filed
by Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — Former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick pleaded not guilty Sept. 3 in a Massachusetts court, where he is facing three counts of sexually assaulting a teenager in the 1970s. Local news reporters...
Pope: Euthanasia legislation in Europe is sign of ‘throwaway culture’
by Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Increasing calls to legalize euthanasia in several European countries, as well as the disregard for vulnerable people and the unborn, are signs of a “throwaway culture” that is gaining...
Supreme Court rules against blocking Texas’ 6-week abortion ban
by Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a late-night decision Sept. 1, the Supreme Court ruled against blocking a Texas law banning abortions at six weeks of pregnancy. The 5-4 vote, issued with a one-paragraph unsigned...
Before medals, ‘glorifying Christ comes first,’ says Illinois Paralympian
Jenna Fesemyer competes during the 2021 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for track and field in Minneapolis. A Tokyo-bound member of Team USA, Fesemyer said she owes much of her success to the support she received during her years at...