Day: April 3, 2020
An Open Letter from a Microbiologist on Covid-19
An Open Letter from Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi, Professor Emeritus of Medical Microbiology at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, to the German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel. Professor Bhakdi calls for an urgent reassessment of the response to Covid-19 and asks the Chancellor five crucial questions. The letÂter is dated March 26. Dear Chancellor, As Emeritus of[…]
We should strive to keep our hearts open to the sufferings and wretchedness of other people, and pray continually that God may grant us that spirit of compassion which is truly the spirit of God. (Saint Vincent de Paul, +1660)
The Mystery of Salvific Suffering
As we move towards Holy Week in this last week of Lent – in the midst of this global crisis, the unfolding effects of which are almost unknowable – it may help upon the mystery of suffering, whether of the physical sort, those afflicted by this virus or any other illness, or the many psychological and[…]