October 1, 2009

by Mike Aquilina

Friday — like Sunday — is never an “ordinary” day. Friday is the day when Jesus suffered and died on the cross to atone for our sins. Friday is the day when Jesus won our salvation and made possible our adoption as children of God. Thus, the Church has encouraged us to focus, each Friday, on both gratitude and repentance.

Divine Mercy and health care

October 1, 2009

by Judy Roberts

At 3 o’clock every afternoon, residents, staff and family members at the Town and Country Nursing Center in Lowell, Mass., gather in the community room to ask for God’s mercy for themselves and the whole world.

Bad Medicine

October 1, 2009

by Sabrina Arena Ferrisi

When Kishore Jayabalan tore a knee tendon in Rome three years ago, he went to St. Camillus - a public hospital. He waited four days to get local anesthesia in order to have minor surgery. His hospital roommate had been on a waiting list for six months to get a hip replacement. The hospital provided no towels, no nightgowns and water only with meals.

Church teaching on business responsibility

October 1, 2009

by Dr. Andrew Abela

To celebrate the June release of Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical Caritas in Veritate, our selection from the forthcoming Catechism for Business includes just one question about the overarching themes in Catholic social teaching as applied to business. The selected quotations illustrate the continuity and fruitfulness of this teaching across 118 years of papal encyclicals.

Legatus Annual Summit

October 1, 2009

by Patrick Novecosky

With Christian values under attack at every turn, Catholic leaders across the country are calling on the faithful to renew their commitment to the faith — and to look even more deeply to Christ as the answer to society’s ills.

Bad Medicine

October 1, 2009

by Sabrina Arena Ferrisi

When Kishore Jayabalan tore a knee tendon in Rome three years ago, he went to St. Camillus - a public hospital. He waited four days to get local anesthesia in order to have minor surgery. His hospital roommate had been on a waiting list for six months to get a hip replacement. The hospital provided no towels, no nightgowns and water only with meals.

Bad Medicine

October 1, 2009

by Sabrina Arena Ferrisi

Catholics are concerned whether socialized medicine is compatible with the faith . . . When Kishore Jayabalan tore a knee tendon in Rome three years ago, he went to St. Camillus – a public hospital. He waited four days to get local anesthesia in order to have minor surgery. His hospital roommate had been on a waiting list for six months to get a hip replacement. The hospital provided no towels, no nightgowns and water only with meals.