Tag: pandemic
Church reopenings during pandemic underscore the need for community
St. John XXIII Parish is 15 years old this summer. I have been pastor throughout that time. There was the initial planting of a...
Patience: Catholics are people who wait — and people who love
We are waiting. Waiting for what? We don't really know.
We used to wait in line, on hold, in traffic. We waited with anticipation for...
Patience: The coronavirus pandemic and the human family’s bonds
As the COVID-19 pandemic made its way around the globe in 2020, people of all races, ages and walks of life watched and waited....
We should focus on psychological and spiritual health during COVID-19
Among the most difficult challenges in navigating the pandemic have been uncertainty and change over which we seem to have little control.
From a novel...
Communities offer resources to help those in crisis during COVID-19
When our current social isolation started and the public celebration of Mass was canceled, staff at Anna Ferguson's parish in Papillion, Nebraska, got busy...
St. Francis Healthcare, Trinity Health network to resume select medical services...
Following the positive impacts of social distancing and decreases in new COVID-19 cases, Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic announced it will begin a phased approach to...
In hard-hit New York, Archdiocese announced Faith Forward, five-phase plan to...
NEW YORK -- Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and other church officials announced a multistep plan to reopen the 288 parish churches...
Study shows coronavirus caused an increase in prayers and religious fervor...
ROME -- The uncertainty and restrictive measures in place due to the coronavirus pandemic caused an increase in prayers and religious fervor in Italy,...
Annual Memorial Day Field Mass at All Saints Cemetery canceled for...
The annual field Mass scheduled for May 25 at All Saints Cemetery in Wilmington has been canceled this year because of ongoing coronavirus concerns,...
In the age of COVID-19, our usual way of grieving is...
Some days, the losses we have sustained from the COVID-19 pandemic seem almost too great to comprehend.
So many families and friends are mourning the...