Jeffrey Rivera, the older brother of slain New York policeman Jason Rivera, said that his brother grew up with the "burning desire" to "to wear that uniform, to wear that badge" from the time he ...
Bishop Robert P. Deeley of Portland, Maine, told the congregation at the diocese's annual Blue Mass Sept. 19 that "a good thing" brought them all together that morning. They gathered to thank first responders, pray for ...
David Mills writes that it might seem paradoxical, but even bad cops rushed into the twin towers on 9/11, adding, “It’s what they’d signed up for, what they did, part of who they were. You ...
Cristina D’Averso-Collins, director of the Office of Family Life Ministry in the Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey, writes about the apostolate she helped to form, the Blue Rosary Guild, which makes rosaries for law ...
Utilizing personal stories from his interactions with the New York Police Department, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said in a newspaper column that the city's police officers deserve better treatment and broad support on the job. Writing ...
In an essay for Our Sunday Visitor, David Mills shares the testimony of Deacon Matthew Hawkins, who recounts an experience of being stopped by police on the street for being suspected of a crime. Taken ...
ICYMI: Hand or tongue? Kneeling or standing? Either way, receiving the Eucharist should be an act of communion, says @timothypomalley in the latest installment of his series about Vatican II
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Hand or tongue? Kneeling or standing? Either way, receiving the Eucharist should be an act of communion
In the latest installment of his series exploring the gifts and promises of the liturgical reforms of the Second ...
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In this week's Opening the Word, @frjoshTX asks: Are we disciples on mission? Read the complete Scripture reflection:
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Opening the Word: Are we disciples on mission?
For the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Father Joshua Whitfield explores how we can apply the lesson from the Gosp...
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