Articles by Jonah McKeown
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.
LGBTQ+ law clinic at Gonzaga Law raises 'serious concerns' for Spokane bishop
Feb 19, 2020 / 17:08 pmGonzaga University’s plan to become the first Jesuit university to open a law clinic focused primarily on LGBT advocacy has raised “serious concerns” for Spokane's Bishop Thomas Daly.
Court evidence suggests abuse cover-up by high ranking Legionaries of Christ
Feb 18, 2020 / 00:01 amEvidence to be presented in a upcoming criminal trial suggests an elaborate cover-up of sexual abuse allegations against a former priest of the Legionaries of Christ whom an Italian court has convicted of sexual abuse of a minor.
Why Abraham Lincoln held a White House fundraiser for this black Catholic parish
Feb 12, 2020 / 12:00 pmWhen black Catholics in DC wanted a church, Abraham Lincoln helped raise the money.
Priest pulls lawsuit against Ft Worth’s Bp Olson, but allegations remain dizzying
Feb 3, 2020 / 15:48 pmA Fort Worth diocesan priest who resigned his post and later attempted to rescind his resignation has dropped a lawsuit against Bishop Michael Olson and the Diocese of Fort Worth— a lawsuit which alleged that the bishop had defamed him by implying he is a threat to children.
Minnesota abuse survivors to speak at 'restorative justice' conference
Jan 22, 2020 / 21:05 pmThe Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is set to open a conference for survivors of clerical sexual abuse on Thursday, with the goal of bringing healing and “restorative justice” to survivors.
Abortion regret — and redemption
Jan 13, 2020 / 00:00 amPatricia Sandoval was 12 years-old when an instructor from Planned Parenthood taught her and her classmates about "safe" sex. After three abortions and a job at Planned Parenthood, Patricia says she has found healing and redemption through Christ.
20- Cabernet + Myrrh + Baptism- 20
Jan 6, 2020 / 00:00 amWe talk with a Trappist monk who helps young monks create incense; we learn about conditional baptisms from a priest who once performed one; and a Catholic retiree who now helps run a winery near Fort Worth, Texas.
After Columbine: How one survivor found faith, and a vocation
Dec 30, 2019 / 07:01 amMany years before she entered religious life, Sister Mary Gianna Thornby was an ordinary high school sophomore at Columbine High School in the suburbs of Denver.
And After 8 Days. . .
Dec 30, 2019 / 00:00 amWhat was the significance of Jesus' circumcision, and of circumcision in general? We talk to priests, theologians and an art historian to find these answers. Then, we talk with a journalist who went on a years-long quest to find what some believe to be the Church's most unusual relic: the foreskin of Jesus.
Development of prison catechesis program draws strong support
Dec 26, 2019 / 07:05 amIt took a Catholic evangelist just three days to raise the funds online for an apologetics and faith formation curriculum to distribute to prisons— a place where he says Biblical apologetics are sorely needed.
Denver initiative aims to reduce barriers between Catholics, lonely seniors
Dec 22, 2019 / 16:01 pmWhen John O’Brien was in high school, his father, while only in his forties, was admitted to an assisted living facility because of Pick's disease, a rare disorder similar to Alzheimer's.
Priests respond to Archbishop Paglia: 'Accompaniment isn't directionless'
Dec 18, 2019 / 03:01 amAfter a prominent archbishop commented to journalists last week that he would hold the hand of a person dying of assisted suicide, two priests and a cardinal offered their perspectves to CNA on what a priest ought to do if faced with a person wishing to commit assisted suicide.
Ohio legislator didn't consult with doctors before crafting bill on ectopic pregnancy
Dec 17, 2019 / 18:01 pmAn Ohio state representative told the Cincinnati Enquirer Dec. 17 that he did not consult with doctors before crafting a bill that would allow insurance providers to pay for procedures to “reimplant” embryos removed from ectopic pregnancies – a procedure that does not yet exist.
CNA Newsroom: The Unlikeliest of Friendships
Dec 16, 2019 / 00:00 amTwo unlikely friendships...and one friendship so unlikely, it probably wasn't a friendship at all.