ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST If people are surprised, or even frustrated, that I’m dedicating yet another column to current events in the Vatican, it’s okay. So am I. I wanted to spend this column reflecting on cheerier Catholic topics, like…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST If Pope Francis is worried about an entire country’s bishops not acting in communion with Rome, something is definitely wrong. Yet that’s where Germany’s bishops find themselves today, toeing the line between giving each other…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Values and rights — we hear those terms thrown around often, especially in political discourse. Whether it’s conservatives standing up for “traditional family values” or liberals advocating for “reproductive rights,” it’s nearly impossible to discuss these and other…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST If you haven’t already heard of Susan from the Parish Council, that’s a shame. I can’t remember exactly when she became a social media trend, but in a much more real sense, she has been…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST They say nothing good happens after 2 a.m., but I heartily disagree. As a matter of fact, I believe that some of the best good we can do spiritually happens at night. We all know…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST By the time this column goes to print, we will be well into the penitential season of Lent. Most of us are doing some sort of act to help up prepare for Easter, usually along…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Last Saturday morning, the first thing I saw online was the news that Ted McCarrick, former cardinal and disgraced archbishop of Washington, D.C., had become the first American bishop and cardinal to be defrocked, or…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Last month, I was able to attend the first Extraordinary Form Mass of the semester in Christ the King Chapel. I was immediately struck by the beautiful sounds of the university’s liturgical choir, Schola Cantorum…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Last week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill permitting abortion at any point in a pregnancy, including just before birth if it’s deemed in the best interests of the mother. Now,…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST I’m going to be honest. I really don’t like Pope Francis as a pope. It’s a hard place for me to be. I have a great admiration and immense respect for the office of the…