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April 11, 2020 at 12:02 PM

The Easter Triduum: Easter Vigil

NCR is pleased to present a virtual presentation of Triduum observations, created by Dan Schutte, a member of the NCR board of directors, a former member of the Jesuit order and a founding member of the St. Louis Jesuits. The Easter Triduum: Easter Vigilby Dan SchutteThe Easter Triduum: Join Dan…

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April 10, 2020 at 12:01 PM

The Easter Triduum: Good Friday

NCR is pleased to present a virtual presentation of Triduum observations, created by Dan Schutte, a member of the NCR board of directors, a former member of the Jesuit order and a founding member of the St. Louis Jesuits. The Easter Triduum: Good Fridayby Dan SchutteThe Easter Triduum: Join Dan Sc…

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April 9, 2020 at 6:03 PM

Editorial: Catholics and Trump, a reckoning

Editorial: Catholics and Trump, a reckoningby NCR Editorial StaffCatholics who bought the single-issue strategy find themselves stuck in what once was a fun house now turned house of horrors, incongruously lashed to Trump, while the daily reality is a grim report of the spiraling number of sick and …

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April 9, 2020 at 12:04 PM

The Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday

NCR is pleased to present a virtual presentation of Triduum observations, created by Dan Schutte, a member of the NCR board of directors, a former member of the Jesuit order and a founding member of the St. Louis Jesuits. The Easter Triduum: Holy Thursdayby Dan SchutteThe Easter Triduum: Join Dan Sc…

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April 8, 2020 at 6:05 PM

NCR Connections: Coping with the pandemic's effect at NCR

Coping with the pandemic's effect at NCRby Thomas C. FoxNCR Connections: Every day that passes until our Easter comes is an opportunity to set the path and grow to be more caring, more empathetic, more grateful people. First, we must imagine, then become resolute. Featured Advertisers The Rosary…

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April 8, 2020 at 1:17 PM

Pandemic exacerbates fear, challenges for undocumented immigrants

Pandemic exacerbates fear, challenges for undocumented immigrantsby Sophie VodvarkaThe Rio Grande Valley is underserved by hospitals to begin with, and immigrant detention facilities are showing signs of being affected by COVID-19. Catholic Charities, Call to Action and Jesuit Refugee Service agenci…

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April 7, 2020 at 6:34 PM

Tomorrow on Facebook Live: The Easter Triduum with Dan Schutte

Dear Reader, National Catholic Reporter is hosting a Facebook Live event tomorrow, and we invite you to attend: The Easter Triduum with Dan Schutte Wednesday, April 81 pm Central Heidi Schlumpf, NCR's national correspondent and incoming executive editor, interviews c…

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April 7, 2020 at 11:02 AM

Feeling antsy? Morose? Kathleen Norris offers tips to cope with acedia

Feeling antsy? Morose? Kathleen Norris offers tips to cope with acediaby Peter FeuerherdDuring this pandemic, "millions of Americans are forced to be hermits and live a monastic life," says the spirituality author. And, in their isolation, many will face what fourth-century desert monks described as…

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April 6, 2020 at 5:03 PM

NCR Connections: The empty tomb is our reason for existence

The empty tomb is our reason for existenceby Tom RobertsNCR Connections: Holy Week is here, and NCR has a special virtual presentation of Triduum observations for you; take a closer look into our coronavirus coverage; one more look back at St. Óscar Romero Featured Advertisers The Rosary of Mode…

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April 6, 2020 at 12:01 PM

Triage and ventilator rationing not the only ethical issues in pandemic, bioethicists say

Triage and ventilator rationing not the only ethical issues in pandemic, bioethicists say by Heidi SchlumpfCatholic bioethicists say clinical triage decisions are only part of many broader ethical concerns, including paid sick leave, truthful political communication and payment assistance for testin…

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April 4, 2020 at 12:02 PM

NCR Weekend Edition: April 4-5, 2020

Keeping up community: what sisters are doing amid COVID-19 lockdownsby GSR StaffSocial distance prayer, done creatively, still produces spiritual unity. That’s what sisters are finding amid strict separations from each other and their usual ministries during the indeterminate period of the coronavir…

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April 3, 2020 at 12:04 PM

The church after coronavirus: new understandings of social mission

The church after coronavirus: new understandings of social missionby Heidi Schlumpf, Michael Sean Winters, Joshua J. McElweeSocial service and emergency care providers are pressed to find new ways to address people's needs in a time of health care crisis around the world. How will the pandemic chang…

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April 2, 2020 at 1:35 PM

Reminder: Let's talk today at 11 am Central on Facebook Live

Greetings, Vatican correspondent Joshua J. McElwee and national correspondent (and incoming executive editor) Heidi Schlumpf will have a brief conversation on Facebook Live today at 11 am Central. The two will discuss how the coronavirus pandemic has changed their r…

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April 2, 2020 at 12:04 PM

The church after coronavirus: Crisis exposes what is essential

The church after coronavirus: Crisis exposes what is essentialby Heidi Schlumpf, Michael Sean Winters, Joshua J. McElweeGlobal crises can lead to seismic changes or just clarify current challenges and possibilities. What kind of shift is taking place as people experience the Eucharist virtually and …

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April 2, 2020 at 12:04 PM

The church after coronavirus: There are shifting visions of church governance

The church after coronavirus: There are shifting visions of church governanceby Heidi Schlumpf, Michael Sean Winters, Joshua J. McElweeGlobal crises can lead to seismic changes or just clarify current challenges and possibilities. What kind of shift is taking place as people experience the Eucharist…

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April 1, 2020 at 7:33 PM

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Dear Reader, Coronavirus is here and so is National Catholic Reporter. In times of crisis such as these, our in-depth reporting only becomes more crucial. However, we need your support to keep it going. Please consider becoming an NCR Forward member today.   We're re…

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April 1, 2020 at 5:12 PM

Reporting from Lockdown: Join us for an event tomorrow on Facebook Live

Dear Reader, National Catholic Reporter is hosting a Facebook Live event tomorrow, and we invite you to attend:Reporting from Lockdown: A brief conversation with NCR's correspondents in Rome and ChicagoThursday, April 211:00 am Central(approximately 20 minutes) Vatica…

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April 1, 2020 at 11:02 AM

The church after coronavirus: How our communities are changing

The church after coronavirus: How our communities are changingby Heidi Schlumpf, Michael Sean Winters, Joshua J. McElweeNCR surveyed two dozen theologians, social directors, non-profit leaders and pastors, asking them to consider how closed churches and separation will affect the church in the long …

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March 31, 2020 at 12:16 PM

Pandemic economics create widespread upheaval, opportunities for reform

Pandemic economics create widespread upheaval, opportunities for reformby Don ClemmerThe constraints of stay-at-home policies aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus are affecting workers — in parishes, the service industries, small business employees, etc. — and Catholic agencies and social …

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March 30, 2020 at 8:21 PM

Roundtable column: As public fears spiral, living in the day is time-tested wisdom

As public fears spiral, living in the day is time-tested wisdomby Ken BriggsRoundtable: The living spirit within us today provides for our deepest needs if we seek it and let it through our walls of fear and defensiveness. Tomorrow's crisis isn't yet here; renewal of ourselves is today's job. You ca…

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March 30, 2020 at 6:02 PM

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March 30, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Pandemic narrows Americans' cultural distance from death and dying

Pandemic narrows Americans' cultural distance from death and dyingby Jesse RemediosAmericans don't like talking about death. But experts say discussing the end of life is necessary, especially now as the coronavirus threatens to upend much of our existing dying and grieving processes. Featured Adver…

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March 28, 2020 at 11:15 AM

NCR weekend edition for March 28-29, 2020

Coronavirus compels climate activists to shift from streets to screenby Brian RoeweMany activists had billed 2020 as pivotal for the global response to climate change. But like so much of society, the environmental movement has had to readjust plans and priorities amid the coronavirus pandemic. Fami…

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March 27, 2020 at 6:03 PM

Spirituality for a time of scarcity

Spirituality for a time of scarcityby Charles E. BouchardCommentary: The need for sacrifices is just beginning to emerge. Shortages of equipment, medications and even personnel will force us to ration care. How should we as Christians think about this spiritually? Featured Advertisers Remember Y…

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March 27, 2020 at 11:46 AM

Dr. Anthony Fauci, dedicated to public service, formed at Jesuit high school

Dr. Anthony Fauci, dedicated to public service, formed at Jesuit high schoolby Peter FeuerherdDr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has emerged for many as the voice of reason and integrity as the nation confronts the coronavirus. He's also an alum…

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March 26, 2020 at 6:04 PM

Coronavirus indulgences evoke Francis' 'ridiculously-pardoning' church

Coronavirus indulgences evoke Francis' 'ridiculously-pardoning' churchby Joshua J. McElweeTheologians say the Vatican's move shows a seemingly unprecedented level of pastoral care for those who suffer from the virus — especially those who may die in isolation without being able to receive final rite…

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March 26, 2020 at 11:02 AM

Editorial: In his human 'evolution,' Romero is a saint for our time

Editorial: In his human 'evolution,' Romero is a saint for our timeby NCR Editorial StaffThe saintly designation tends to obscure the saint's ordinary flesh-and-blood reality. It is a tendency to resist at all costs when commemorating the 40th anniversary of the assassination of St. Óscar Romero. Fe…

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March 25, 2020 at 11:02 AM

What do we learn from this place where we don't want to be?

What do we learn from this place where we don't want to be?by John GehringCommentary: Our culture's extreme individualism, materialism and libertarian contempt for the common good have come with a cost, and the current crisis should renew commitment to a different political and civic vision. Feature…

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March 24, 2020 at 2:07 PM

Editorial: May the lesson be indelibly inscribed — we need one another

Editorial: May the lesson be indelibly inscribed — we need one anotherby NCR Editorial StaffThe coronavirus threat has stopped us in our tracks and is forcing fundamental questions about who we are and what we will become, about what our communities of faith mean in a time of lockdown and quarantine…

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March 23, 2020 at 12:04 PM

Class in your pajamas: Chicago Catholic schools carry on with e-learning

Class in your pajamas: Chicago Catholic schools carry on with e-learningby Brian RoeweTeachers, students and parents alike recover educational routines in the new normal of remote learning in schools across the Chicago Archdiocese in the wake of the global coronavirus outbreak. Featured Advertisers …

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March 21, 2020 at 11:31 AM

NCR weekend edition, March 21-22, 2020: How to go to Mass online

Masses go digital with livestreamed services; find out how to joinby Sophie VodvarkaDioceses across the world canceled in-person services in response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic throughout the past week. This new reality created a massive new viewership for televised and livestreamed Masses and…

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March 21, 2020 at 11:02 AM

Keep up-to-date on coronavirus news with NCR's tracker

For NCR, sharing as much relevant information as possible about the coronavirus is part of our mission. We are all in this together — apart — but connected by our faith.  If you want to keep up-to-date on the coronavirus and how it impacts our daily lives and our church, sign up for NCR's Coronaviru…

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March 20, 2020 at 11:02 AM

NCR Connections blog: Still, we find ways to connect

Still, we find ways to connectby Tom RobertsNCR Connections: The paradoxes pile up today. We're forced to understand our common humanity, an understanding made possible technologically as never before. Yet we are forced to stay away from one another. Featured Advertisers Looking to Hire? Offerin…

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March 19, 2020 at 8:31 PM

As Catholics hunker down, Latino base communities provide a church alternative

As Catholics hunker down, Latino base communities provide a church alternativeby Peter FeuerherdIn Mexico, Brazil, Honduras and El Salvador, as well as many other Latino countries, much of church life has focused around small groups who gather for Bible study, reflection and prayer. Featured Adverti…

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March 19, 2020 at 12:03 PM

Survival ethos marks New Orleans, now an epicenter of COVID-19

Survival ethos marks New Orleans, now an epicenter of COVID-19by Jason BerryTourism keeps New Orleans going in usual times, but Mardi Gras season visitors and gatherings may have accelerated the spread of coronavirus. Now with most venues shut down and spring festivals canceled, the city counts the …

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March 18, 2020 at 9:02 PM

Ambulances, lockdown and new patterns of life in coronavirus Rome

Ambulances, lockdown and new patterns of life in coronavirus Romeby Joshua J. McElweePerspective: An ambulance appeared on our street this morning. Three healthcare workers got out, all wearing white, head-to-toe hazardous material outfits. They entered the building across from ours. It's part of ou…

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March 18, 2020 at 11:01 AM

Iggy's Cupboard at Loyola New Orleans combats campus food insecurity

Iggy's Cupboard at Loyola New Orleans combats campus food insecurityby Sarah SalvadoreOperated by the Student Life and Ministry Office and the Student Government Association, Iggy's Cupboard is dedicated to providing meals to students, faculty and staff struggling with uncertain access to food. Feat…

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March 17, 2020 at 11:03 AM

Religious education in a time of coronavirus

Religious education in a time of coronavirusby Heidi SchlumpfPerspective: Religious education for the young is yet another thing that coronavirus has disrupted. I've homeschooled my children in religious ed for the last year, and I can offer some tips.  Featured Advertisers Looking to Hire? Offe…

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March 17, 2020 at 9:31 AM

Copy Desk Daily, March 17, 2020

This St. Patrick's Day has a dearth of parades, but Chris Herlinger has another way of celebrating the Irish: affirming their social activism. He talks to some of the Irish sisters he knows from covering women religious at the U.N. to find out what role Irishness may play in their commitment to soci…

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March 16, 2020 at 9:02 PM

A DIY edifying film festival for the social distanced and quarantined

A DIY edifying film festival for the social distanced and quarantinedby Sr. Rose PacatteThere is nothing like being unexpectedly homebound, as the coronavirus has done to us all. NCR film critic Sr. Rose Pacatte suggests some movies we can watch together as grownups, families with children, or solo.…

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March 16, 2020 at 6:05 PM

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March 16, 2020 at 12:03 PM

Multiple legacies of St. Óscar Romero reflect his identities, 40 years after death

Multiple legacies of St. Óscar Romero reflect his identities, 40 years after deathby Chris HerlingerIn a country where Óscar Romero's visage is seemingly everywhere — on street corners, in shops and living rooms, and here, in sacred space — one question hovers at the sidelines: which Romero is being…

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March 14, 2020 at 11:01 AM

NCR weekend edition for March 14-15, 2020

Coronavirus, social distancing and the company of the faithby Massimo FaggioliCommentary: What does it mean for the community not to gather for Mass for some weeks? What is the meaning of vulnerability and how different can it be in different countries and societies? What does it mean to practice ra…

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March 13, 2020 at 6:31 PM

Stay informed with NCR's new Coronavirus Tracker

Dear readers: Beginning today, NCR will publish a daily Coronavirus Tracker highlighting what's happening throughout the church in response to the virus. We'll include a one or two sentence summary as well as a link to full coverage. We'll focus primarily on Catholic developments but will include ac…

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March 13, 2020 at 3:06 PM

Music of Beyoncé inspires worship service that empowers conversation about Black women

Music of Beyoncé inspires worship service that empowers conversation about Black womenby Jesse RemediosCurated by Rev. Yolanda Norton, the latest Beyoncé Mass filled the Kennedy Center in Washington with people of all kinds who took in womanism in a worship setting amid energetic renditions of the b…

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March 12, 2020 at 11:04 AM

NCR Editorial: Coronavirus, uncertainty and the unseen put world on hold

Editorial: Coronavirus, uncertainty and the unseen put world on holdby NCR Editorial StaffWe say: March 2020 may go down as the month that turned our world on its head, or at least made us think more about the precariousness of the ordinary and the power of the unseen. Featured Advertisers Are y…

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March 11, 2020 at 8:02 PM

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Dear Reader, More readers than ever before are reading NCRonline.org and sharing our work. We're committed to keeping our online journalism as open and available as possible, but that can only happen with the support of loyal readers like you. To keep NCR's online jo…

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March 11, 2020 at 6:03 PM

NCR Connections: Leadership Roundtable brings a dose of reality to the church

Leadership Roundtable brings a dose of reality to the churchby Tom RobertsIt is noteworthy that a lay organization can fill a hotel ballroom in Washington with a mix of people, including members of the hierarchy, for frank dialogue about the church and the abuse crisis. Featured Advertisers Are …

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March 10, 2020 at 11:16 AM

Who holds the Catholic key to Florida's 2020 election?

Who holds the Catholic key to Florida's 2020 election?by Peter FeuerherdThe influx of Puerto Ricans, largely Catholics, is part of the complicated mix of Florida politics, though they are not a monolith voting block. The Miami area of South Florida reflects a more Democratic tilt, with its mix of tr…

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March 9, 2020 at 6:04 PM

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