In this issue of Taking Note, Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about her long-awaited return to the Sacrament of Reconciliation. After going through a series of precautions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Lopez was directed to ...
In this issue of Taking Note, Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about appreciation for priests. She writes, “We need the sacraments. And we need holy men who will give their lives for them. Show them. Thank ...
In this issue of Taking Note, Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about returning to Mass after the lockdown. She says it’s her unworthiness and her complete weakness without God that has been unmistakable during this time ...
May is the month many eagerly await because it is the time many children receive first holy Communion. Sadly, this year the coronavirus has made pastors postpone this momentous milestone in the spiritual lives of ...
In a "touchless" environment spawned by the coronavirus pandemic, living out the church's sacramental life is tough without the element of touch: the reception of the Eucharist, the baptism with water, the laying on of ...
A reader says, “I have a friend who is Christian, not Catholic, and believes in the symbolism of the Eucharist and not that it is the true body and blood of Our Lord. She asks ...
Looking for a way to provide both spiritual and physical care on Easter, a group of Italian doctors received their bishop's permission to distribute Communion to those infected by the coronavirus.According to an article published ...
In his latest column for Our Sunday Visitor, Russell Shaw writes of the coronavirus pandemic that “it’s none too soon to start thinking about what we have already learned from this painful experience. The most ...
An open letter from Catholics demands that U.S. bishops take steps to make available all of the sacraments during the coronavirus pandemic. This open letter fosters further division among Catholics during this time of global ...
In a time where Catholics are unable to receive the sacraments, the term “spiritual communion” has been mentioned frequently. A reader asks: “How do I understand this, and, once churches open again, can I go ...
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