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Paulina Cerrilla: Rising Star

J.D. Long-Garcia March 30, 2017

A strong faith is guiding Paulina Cerrilla.

Homily? Eulogy?

Pat McCloskey, OFM March 29, 2017

Some dioceses allow eulogies at funerals, and others do not. Why is this?

This question arises frequently. According to the 1989 Order of Christian Funerals (the ritual book used by Catholics in the United States), “A brief homily is given after the Gospel reading ” (#166).

Use a Cross or a Crucifix?

Pat McCloskey, OFM March 29, 2017

During the Good Friday liturgy at our parish, we venerate a plain cross and not a crucifix with a representation of Jesus’ body on it. The crucifix is kept out of sight in the sacristy.

Because this doesn’t seem right to me, I wrote a note in the parish’s suggestion box, recommending that we use a crucifix rather than a cross. A member of the parish staff responded that we are venerating the wood of the cross on which Jesus died, not a replica of Jesus’ body.

Spiritual, Religious, or None of the Above?

Willam F. Kraft, PhD March 29, 2017

Most of us have friends or family members who have left the Church. How do we respond in faith?

Secrets of the Knights Templar

Christopher M. Bellitto, PhD March 29, 2017

They’re shrouded in mystery and conspiracy theories. A history scholar unpacks their real story.

Reel Time

Rose Pacatte, FSP March 29, 2017

A United Kingdom

In postwar London, Muriel (Laura Carmichael) convinces her sister, Ruth (Rosamund Pike), an office worker, to accompany her to a dance at the mission society. There Ruth meets Seretse Khama (David Oyelowo), a law student and prince of the African country of Bechuanaland (now Botswana). They bond over a mutual love for jazz, and soon Khama proposes marriage. But their interracial union evokes resistance from her family and the British government.

At Home on Earth

Kyle Kramer March 29, 2017

Let’s Not Blow the Budget

A few years back, financial analysts and scientists alike began to figure out a “global carbon budget ” we would need to stick to if we want to avoid radically overheating our planet. In other words, there’s a fixed amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide we can emit globally by 2050 at the time, it was about 565 billion tons (gigatons, or Gt) total. Currently, human activity produces about 36 Gt of carbon dioxide a year.