Photo illustration. / ShutterstockWashington D.C., Mar 1, 2022 / 15:46 pm (CNA).A Ukrainian Catholic priest who is the dean of theology at the Catholic University of America is urging the faithful to take seriously Pope Francis call to pray and fast for peace in Ukraine on Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season."People need to join in, to really offer their prayers, because there s a lot of need," Father Mark Morozowich told CNA in an interview on Tuesday, March 1."I really believe that uniting together through prayer witnesses a strength that I think people thought might have disappeared from even our country," he added.A priest for the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma, Ohio, the Pennsylvania native is Dean of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.He told CNA that the crisis in Ukraine is "overwhelming" to contemplate, and he expressed grave concerns for the fate of
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WASHINGTON â Ecumenical dialog among the churches, ways of identifying and combating racism and the question of prayer and its power: What could possibly be the connection among these three issues? Answer: My brief âsummer residencyâ for the online masterâs of catechesis curriculum at the Catholic University of America (CUA) here.
The blending of the three themes made for a compelling two and a half days in the nationâs capital, which is still recovering from the ravages of the Jan. 6 riot aimed at blocking the certification of Joe Biden as our 46th president. (A 6-foot dark-colored chain-link fence still blocks access to the Capitol building.)