On June 20, the United States Supreme Court ruled, in American Legion et al. v. American Humanist Association et al. that a 94-year old cross memorializing local fallen World War I soldiers and standing on public land in Bladensburg, Maryland, was not a violation of the First Amendment. The 40-foot cross had been under attack for years, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals had found it infringed the First Amendment, a ruling the Supreme Court overturned. The ruling came just as Catholics in the United States begin their “Fortnight for Freedom” to reflect on religious rights.
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Have you ever wondered what heaven is like? Will we see those we love? Be reunited with family? What kinds of flowers will be there, and if there are flowers, will they be different from the ones on earth? What will we do in heaven?
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Almost six years ago, when my fiancé (now husband) and I sat down to answer a questionnaire for our marriage prep course, it became clear that his view of the sacrament we were entering was deeper than mine. I was aware that when couples married in the Catholic Church and then divorced civilly, they were still considered husband and wife in the eyes of the church. After all, the Catechism of the Catholic Church clearly states, “a ratified and consummated marriage cannot be dissolved by any human power or for any reason other than death” (CCC 2382).
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A very visible aspect of the ongoing protests in Hong Kong against the new extradition law the government of China is seeking to impose is the protests’ Christian dimension.
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Anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe, and a recent report published by Tel Aviv University (TAU) is sounding the alarm.

On May 1, TAU’s Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry released its 2019 Kantor Report that analyzes worldwide anti-Semitic attacks and abuse. The extensive report found an increase of 13% in major assaults and violent incidents targeting Jews across the world throughout the previous year. The study also recorded the largest reported number of Jews killed (13) in anti-Semitic acts in decades (the analysts registered the Pittsburgh shooting as one, albeit tragic, case).

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