“Hola!” my newly minted eight-year-old daughter greets every passerby on the streets of Mexico City.
Category: Guest column
Catholic burial problems, old and new
In March 2023, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Doctrine responded to a question that has been popping up here and there about two new ways of treating human remains.
‘Why does seminary take so long?’
Those who are accustomed to praying for our seminarians on the vocations poster will notice a few small changes in next year’s poster.
Mama told me (not to come)
Jelly beans in the 1970s were sturdy and dry, their rainbow colors missing blue and disappointingly studded with somber white and black.
A Lenten family screen detox
You are a wonderful parent. You have done great things with your child. You are doing your best. Now that I’ve drawn you in, I can say this:
From darkness into light this Advent
Our Motherhouse is located on a large property in a tiny village in rural France.
Disposition decisions, part two
In the first part of this article, we looked at why Catholics might want faithful, affordable, and environmentally sustainable burial.
Disposition decisions, part one
Over the last decade or more, state legislatures around the country have considered legalizing alkaline hydrolysis as a method of disposing of human remains.
Football, cremation, and the Church
Green Bay Packers’ elite running back, Aaron Jones. Jones lost a medallion containing some of his father’s ashes when it came loose from a chain he was wearing around his neck during a September 20 game against the Detroit Lions.
The home of Bethany
Throughout the liturgical year of the Church, the feasts and memorials celebrating the saints provide opportunities to learn from their witness and ask for their intercessory prayers.