COVID-19

“What happens when our home no longer feels like a sanctuary? What happens when the cares of school and work can no longer be left behind but are ever-present as long as there are phones and laptops in the same space?”

In the spotlight this week: presidential inauguration, pro-life rally, COVID-19 memorial.

This week’s updates focus on school choice, non-public schools and COVID, and collaborating for the common good.

This includes faith formation and sacramental preparation gatherings, youth gatherings, board and council meetings and organizational meetings.

In the age of instant communications and fake news, journalists — like everyone else — need to recover the practice of going out and verifying information before they share it, Pope Francis said.

Bishops in Brazil’s Amazonas and Roraima states are pleading for oxygen tanks to help fight COVID-19.

This week, people on the front lines of dealing with COVID-19 — teachers, administrators, law enforcement and medical workers — have had two virtual opportunities to share their experiences, from sorrow and grief to goodwill and laughter, thanks to an initiative of Christ our Light Parish in Princeton and Zimmerman.

A 57-year-old Rome priest shared on Facebook Jan. 14 a compilation of the series in a 40-page document, titled, “God, the Virus and I: The Semi-demented Chronicles of Contagion with Grace.”