Msgr. Garrity: A balanced diet of news is key to a healthy democracy
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity Eric Sevareid, Walter Cronkite, and Harry Reasoner were the broadcast journalists that brought the news to America each night through the 1960s... Read more.
Msgr. Garrity: The Camino de Santiago reminds us that humanity is one
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity This year, more than 500,000 people are expected to visit the Cathedral of St. James in northwestern Spain in the town of Santiago de Compestela.... Read more.
Garrity: Polarization erodes the fabric of community
Polarization is a physics term that talks about vibrations in things like light waves. It has also come to describe the ways in which the fabric of our society is... Read more.
Msgr. Garrity: Archie’s ignorance
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity When Archie Bunker of “All in the Family” fame insisted that Jesus was a Christian, not everyone laughed at Archie’s ignorance. Some... Read more.
Msgr. Garrity: October surprises
Hollywood and television have always shown great interest in things Catholic. From Bing Crosby and the Bells of St Mary’s, through Father Mulcahy in “M.A.S.H.”... Read more.
Garrity: Tyranny of the majority
The Federalist Papers were written to convince the people of New York and the rest of the fledgling states to ratify the Constitution that our democratic republic... Read more.
Msgr. Garrity: Navalny and Congress
Alexei Navalny’s death on Feb. 16 was shocking but not surprising. He was a thorn in the side of Vladimir Putin because of his popularity as an anti-corruption... Read more.
Msgr. Garrity: Trump and the Super Bowl
Because the Patriots are not playing in this year’s Super Bowl, many of us will cheer for San Francisco or Kansas City but pay most attention to our football squares.... Read more.
Msgr. Garrity: Mercurial justice
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity Byron Raymond “Whizzer” White was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy. When he retired in 1993, he was... Read more.
Msgr. Garrity: The season of light
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity Norman Lear, who just died at the age of 101, was a modern-day prophet because he called out some of the great ills of our day. He was... Read more.