Articles by Jonah McKeown
Can't go to confession during coronavirus? Consider an 'act of perfect contrition'
Mar 27, 2020 / 04:00 amWhat is an act of perfect contrition, and how does it work? A CNA Explainer.
Food pantries ramp up distribution, take precautions
Mar 26, 2020 / 02:01 amDespite the closure of churches and lockdowns in place in many areas of the United States due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, many social service agencies are ramping up their efforts to feed the poor, while at the same time taking unprecedented precautions to avoid getting their guests sick.
‘Stay the course’ - Keeping the faith, keeping a restaurant, and helping employees amid coronavirus
Mar 25, 2020 / 03:00 amFavazza’s Restaurant has been an institution in St. Louis for over four decades. It’s located on The Hill, an Italian neighborhood well-known for its cuisine.
Coronavirus Comes to America
Mar 24, 2020 / 00:00 amWe talk with priests who are navigating Mass cancellations; a homeless shelter in Washington D.C. that continues its life-saving ministry to the poor; the coronavirus' impact on 12-step recovery programs; and the time Mary protected a St. Louis school from a cholera epidemic.
Prison chaplains adapt as coronavirus limits their ministry
Mar 23, 2020 / 14:01 pmThe worldwide outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) is beginning to touch one of the populations in the United States most vulnerable to disease: the incarcerated.
Former Swiss Guard: the elderly are 'united in prayer' in coronavirus hit-Italy
Mar 23, 2020 / 12:01 pmMario Enzler’s mother always wanted a big family.
Italy in the time of coronavirus
Mar 23, 2020 / 00:00 amRome correspondents Hannah Brockhaus and Courtney Mares share personal essays of their experience living under lockdown in Rome. A former member of the Swiss Guard tells us about how his elderly parents are faring in the Italian city of Bergamo— one of the hardest hit cities in Italy.
A Franciscan friar and deacon is DC’s first known coronavirus fatality
Mar 21, 2020 / 15:07 pmA Franciscan friar is the first person known to have died as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the District of Columbia.
How could a market downturn affect Catholic giving? A look at the data
Mar 20, 2020 / 02:01 amHow might the market downturn affect how much US Catholics give to their parish and other Catholic causes?
Fort Worth diocese will distribute Communion outside after Masses
Mar 18, 2020 / 17:00 pmBishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth issued a pastoral letter March 18 detailing directives for the celebration of Mass during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Coronavirus and the collection basket: Parishes feel quarantine cash crunch
Mar 17, 2020 / 11:20 amSome parishes, especially those serving poor communities, have already begun feeling a financial pinch as they lose access to in-person parish collections.
The Church and disabled Catholics (Part 2)
Mar 16, 2020 / 00:00 amJeff Schinstock talks about his daughter, Regina Maria, who has severe autism. The director of the National Catholic Partnership on Disability talks about simple but effective modifications to the sacraments of initiation for Catholics with disabilities.
Places of worship caught in New Rochelle coronavirus 'containment area'
Mar 12, 2020 / 10:55 amPlaces of worship in a New York City suburb are facing unprecedented measures to fend off the spread of coronavirus after the governor on Tuesday announced the creation of a 1-mile radius “containment zone” to limit the virus’ spread.
Why this group performs ultrasounds in Nebraska schools
Mar 12, 2020 / 03:00 amPregnancy ultrasounds are often intimate moments, performed in the privacy of a doctor’s office. But pregnant volunteers, and one Nebraska group, have begun performing ultrasounds in schools: aiming to give students a live, real-time look at the miracle of life.
The Church and disabled Catholics (Part 1)
Mar 9, 2020 / 00:00 amA Catholic priest shares about his diagnosis of autism. Then, we ask how the Catholic Church can better serve Catholics with autism and we take a look into sensory-friendly Masses in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
He won’t win. So why is Brian Carroll running for president?
Mar 4, 2020 / 14:45 pmBrian Carroll, an evangelical Christian, is the presidential nominee of the American Solidarity Party, a small but growing group based largely on Catholic social teaching.
Where's the Beef?
Mar 2, 2020 / 00:00 amD.C. correspondents Matt Hadro and Christine Rousselle taste test the Impossible Whopper at Burger King, and talk about the ethics of eating meat alternatives during Lent. Author and essayist Mary Eberstadt talks about the connection between her vegetarianism and her pro-life ethic. Then, we take a look into the lives of a community of Benedictine nuns in Northern Colorado who run a cattle ranch.
Woman with Down syndrome aims to change UK abortion laws
Feb 25, 2020 / 14:20 pmA 24-year-old British woman with Down syndrome has launched a lawsuit against the UK government, seeking to change British laws that allow for babies with Down syndrome to be aborted up until birth.
Saints of the Swamp
Feb 24, 2020 / 00:00 amIn January, the Diocese of Lafayette officially opened the causes for canonization of two Louisiana Catholics, and approved the cause of a third candidate for canonization. Senior Features Writer Mary Farrow guest hosts this week's episode about these inspiring Cajun Catholics.
After LGBT teachers resign, Seattle archbishop says teachers must be Gospel witnesses
Feb 21, 2020 / 18:04 pmAfter students at a Catholic high school in Washington state staged protests in support of two teachers who resigned their posts in order to civilly marry their same-sex partners, the Archbishop of Seattle said that teachers in Catholic schools must live Catholic doctrine.