Returning to the sacrament of divine loveFather Roger Landry
Recently bishops in several dioceses have begun to lift the general dispensations from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass that they had decreed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Numbers of new ...
The pastoral malpractice of liturgical abuse Father Roger Landry
Empathy is the capacity to understand what another person is undergoing from within that person's frame of reference. Much of August, I could not help imagining myself in the situation of Father Matthew ...
'The Chosen'Father Roger Landry
In the early day of the pandemic, there was a viral expansion of advertisements and recommendations on my social media accounts about "The Chosen," a 2019 drama series about the life of Jesus. Many contained ...
Reparation for the frightful wounds inflicted on the whole human family Father Roger Landry
We mark this week, on August 6 and 9, the 75th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As Americans we look with horror and rightly condemn the evil attacks against Pearl Harbor ...
A great innovation for growing in faithFather Roger Landry
For those who want to grow in their knowledge of the faith, there's never been a greater time to be alive. We have ready access not only to the Bible in every spoken language but also to so many great ...
More than some good news Father Roger Landry
At the end of March, toward the beginning of the pandemic shutdowns, actor and filmmaker John Krasinski established an uplifting and entertaining eight-part YouTube series entitled "Some Good News." The ...
Protesting on both kneesFather Roger Landry
On June 4, I was returning from early morning Mass for religious sisters across Midtown Manhattan when, on 48th Street, I entered the pedestrian protective tunnel of a construction site. There was an ...
For better or worse, in sickness and health, from day one Father Roger J. Landry
"I promise to be faithful to you, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love you and to honor you all the days of my life." On the day of their wedding, most couples make those vows ...
