Tag: Greg Erlandson
Vatican, USCCB chronology shows church moving forward: Greg Erlandson
For many Catholics these days, bishops are like members of Congress. We may like ours but distrust the lot of them. To judge from...
Selling the sizzle at a parish near you: Greg Erlandson
"Marketing is a contest for people’s attention." -- Seth Godin
I heard about a parish recently. It has regular eucharistic adoration, but only the old-timers...
No ifs, ands or buts on when life is precious: Greg...
When Alabama’s governor, Kay Ivey, signed the nation’s most restrictive abortion bill into law, she gave this simple explanation.
"Every life is precious," she said.
The...
‘The Great Dark’ includes the loss of Bob Lockwood, but his...
Growing up on Los Angeles, I never really appreciated the seasons. As the old joke goes, Southern California has only two: brushfire season and...
Vatican summit: Four primary audiences of Pope Francis close meetings with...
VATICAN CITY -- The long-awaited "Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church," nicknamed the abuse summit, was an extraordinary and historic gathering...
Path to reform goes through Rome as U.S. bishops scramble to...
By GREG ERLANDSON
It is not often when a meeting of all U.S. Catholic bishops is described as having a "consensus of anger." But that...
Sitting on our hands will harm ourselves and those helped by...
By GREG ERLANDSON
Tracking the Catholic zeitgeist these days can be a dizzying experience. It helps to have a sense of history, and perhaps a...
Tale of middle children is one of patience, leadership and caregiver
There's something new to worry about these days: the disappearance of the middle child.
One of the side effects of shrinking family size is that...
Greg Erlandson: Catholic press can be depressing, but there is hope...
By GREG ERLANDSON
People ask how I can do my job as a Catholic editor and journalist these days without being depressed.
Actually, it is depressing....