Upon this Rock
Last Ash Wednesday we wistfully wondered what we might give up for Lent: Movies? Coffee? Dessert? Or perhaps we would do something extra: daily Mass? Volunteer at church? Visit shut-ins? Little did we know God would ask much, much more of us this year. As the COVID-19 pandemic spread and we had to shelter-in-place, with breathtaking speed, movies, shopping, sports,...
Upholding Human Rights During the Pandemic
U.N. official accuses various countries of alleged human rights abuses under the guise of coronavirus health restrictions. We are seeing a growing threat to human rights norms around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Increasingly, governments are exploiting the emergency measures imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus as a means to control their...
Orbis Book: Hunger for Hope by Simone Campbell
Author of Nuns on the Bus, Simone Campbell, shares lessons of contemplation that drive her social action Sister Simone Campbell is known to many of us for the inspirational endeavor that she and her team at NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice undertook in 2012 through Nuns on the Bus. Traveling over 2,700 miles across nine states, she motivated people...
Sharing God’s Love in India Through FCN
My wife Geetha and I met while working in Catholic parish ministries in villages in south India. She is a medical doctor and I have degrees in theology and counseling. We come from rural areas, where many are neglected. This need led us to start the Foundation for Children in Need in the United States. We came here in 2000. We both had green cards and knew we could...
Readers’ Responses September/October 2020
Letters from our readers about past stories that include the example of women, young adults and Maryknoll missioners. Readers’ responses September 2020.
