Pope Francis stands in the great door of St. Peter's Basilica, looking out into the rainy, empty Square. He's decked in a humeral veil, hoisting a monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament. Though rarely a solitary figure, this time he's all alone.
COVID, Communion, and the Call to Christian Unity by Julien Hammond I can recall the day exactly in March 2020 when all of the busyness of my life – all my appointments, activities, events and plans – were simply wiped from my calendar: my coworkers and I were told to go home and […]
THOMASTON, Conn. (CNS) — It’s miraculous Joseph and Megan Hermosillo were able to walk across the Thomaston Opera House stage together Aug. 13. Along with their six children, ages 2-12, the couple from Frederick, Maryland, was invited to provide testimony for pilgrims following “In the Footsteps of Blessed Michael McGivney,” a tour sponsored by the […]
God is a good parent who feeds his children in many ways. Most mysteriously of all, He gives us Himself to eat in the Eucharist.
As many things start returning to a pre-COVID "normal", Deacon Pedro reflects on 5 pandemic adjustments he hopes we keep.
When will COVID finally end? We are getting tired of the question! How about phrasing it differently: What kind of world do we want in the wake of COVID?
As COVID takes its sweet time getting over and done with, it is time for us to rise up and be the Church that the world needs.
In this episode from January 2021, we revisit albums released by Catholic artists in 2020 and featured on the SLHour.
As the media bring us news about the new Omicron variant of COVID, Julian Paparella reflects on the hope brought to us by Jesus, the Alpha and the Omega.
On this special edition of the SLHour, we revisit some of the conversations we had on this program in the spring of 2021.