Colleen Jurkiewicz

On Aug. 20, when Lindsay Clancy’s former mother-in-law Sue Clancy took the witness stand, Assistant District Attorney Shanan Buckingham asked her if she was aware that murder is a mortal sin in the Catholic Church. Judge William Sullivan moved swiftly to strike the reference from the record, but I almost wish he would have let Ms. Buckingham continue. What line of questioning was she pursuing here?

Skip to content Posted inFaith in Focus True justice cannot be handed down by a jury. Posted inPodcasts In this episode of Preach, Christina Mines joins host Ricardo da Silva, S.J. to explore how preaching can make baptism a moment of grace not just for parents and godparents, but for the whole community gathered to witness and welcome a new member into the Body of Christ.

From the cobblestone streets of Europe to the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, Emily Koczela has found home everywhere she goes. She has prayed with strangers whose language she cannot understand. She has been treated as family by people who have never before seen her face. All because she showed up to Mass. “Whoever I am and whyever I’m there, they can see that I’m kneeling at the right times,” said Ms. Koczela of her experience of attending Mass around the world.