To prepare the Archdiocese of Denver spiritually for the mid-August visit of Pope John Paul II, Archbishop J. Francis Stafford has issued a pastoral letter which has significance for all Catholics in America. We are pleased to present excerpts from it for Crisis readers. To the church of Denver, “to those who have obtained a … Read more
The great division in America today is not between races, classes or sexes, but between the responsible and the irresponsible—whether our focus is on the marketplace and the workbench, on interpersonal relationships, on reproductive technology, on the political process or the urban underclass. Indeed, the very idea of “responsibility” has come under great pressure over … Read more
In the trinitarian life of God, “a thousand years are like yesterday, come and gone, no more than a watch in the night.” [Psalm 90:41] For us, living between the revelation of God in the creation and in Christ’s redemption, but before the final triumph of God’s purpose in the Kingdom to come, time is … Read more