Articles by Jonah McKeown
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.
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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.
Pro-life doctor weighs in amid furor over Ohio ectopic pregnancy bill
Dec 12, 2019 / 00:48 amControversy continues over a bill in Ohio that would require doctors to attempt to “reimplant” embryos removed during procedures to treat ectopic pregnancy, with both pro-life and pro-choice advocates noting that doing so is not yet medically possible.
Kringle v. Krampus
Dec 9, 2019 / 00:00 amJD Flynn interviews his dad about dressing up as Santa; we look into the life of St. Nicholas; CNA Deutsch Editor Christoph Wimmer shares the legend of St. Nicholas' sinister counterpart, Krampus.
Here Comes Emmanuel
Dec 2, 2019 / 00:00 amA Trappist monk named Emmanuel shares his vocation story and gives us a look at how his community celebrates Advent; the Vatican's lead astronomer gives the real story of the Star of Bethlehem; and we visit the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
Detroit priest faces lawsuit over homily at suicide victim’s funeral
Nov 27, 2019 / 04:00 amA priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit is facing a lawsuit filed by the parents of a teenager who committed suicide last year.
CNA Newsroom: A Very Catholic Thanksgiving
Nov 25, 2019 / 00:00 amEWTN’s Father Mitch Pacwa about his annual Thanksgiving hunting trip. Later in this episode, the founder of Whiffletree Farm in Virginia shares the story of his conversion and talks about the Thanksgiving rush; we tell the story of Squanto and Nicholas Black Elk; a retiree in the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens donates and distributes hundreds of turkeys each Thanksgiving, in honor of his dad; and a counselor talks about the relationship between grief and gratitude.
CNA Newsroom: We Have Only Done Our Duty
Nov 11, 2019 / 00:00 amMilitary chaplains dedicate their lives to service of the men and women in the Armed Forces. This Veteran’s Day, we look at the life of one military chaplain who could one day be named a saint. We ask what it looks like to discern a vocation to be a military chaplain.
Former Melbourne cathedral workers doubt Pell abuse could have occurred
Nov 6, 2019 / 07:00 amTwo former employees of the cathedral school in Melbourne, Australia are expressing strong doubts about the charges that landed Cardinal George Pell— the most senior member of the hierarchy ever convicted of sexual abuse— in prison.
Minnesota bishop kept admitted child abuser in ministry, did not investigate allegation of abuse
Nov 5, 2019 / 14:05 pmDepositions of Crookston Bishop Michael Hoeppner were released today, in which the bishop admits that he did not properly address allegation of sexual abuse of a minor by a priest that an alleged victim brought to him in 2011.
CNA Newsroom: A New Queen in St. Augustine
Nov 4, 2019 / 00:00 amThe Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche in St. Augustine will be elevated as a National Shrine next year.
Mother of ‘brain dead’ Michigan teen: 'Allow for him to fight'
Nov 1, 2019 / 15:56 pmThe mother of a Michigan teenager who was recently declared brain dead is asking for prayers and support, after a judge ordered a hospital to continue life support until a Nov. 7 court hearing on her son’s health status.
In opioid-hit west Michigan, Catholic Charities plans to open detox center
Oct 31, 2019 / 07:01 amCatholic Charities West Michigan has announced plans to build a $4.5 million detox center, expected to serve 700 people a year recovering from drug or alcohol addiction.
Dia de los Muertos about more than the 'bread of the dead,' bishop says
Oct 30, 2019 / 03:00 amDia de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” is a primarily Mexican way of celebrating the feast of All Souls’ Day and All Saints’ Day.