Shannon Levitt

Award-winning young nun exudes a passion for mission
- Church in the US
- June 13, 2017
Sister of Providence Tracey Horan, the winner of the 2017 “Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award” sponsored by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, is counter-cultural in many ways — she’s a young member of an aging congregation, and an idealist determined to stand up against what she says is widening doubt that “people have the power to make change.”
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Denver Catholic turns building community with the homeless into art
- Church in the US
- May 31, 2017
In Denver, a former social worker and mother of three has been inspired by her deep Catholic faith to reach out to the city’s homeless population, using an art collaborative project to build community among a population which others usually ignore.
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Catholic leaders blast Trump’s budget proposals
- Church in the US
- May 29, 2017
A budget proposal by President Donald Trump last Tuesday faces stiff opposition, including a number of Catholic leaders in the United States. Bishop Frank Dewane of Venice, Florida, called its mix of cuts in support for the poor and increases in defense spending ‘profoundly troubling,’ while Sister Donna Markham of Catholic Charities termed it ‘disastrous, albeit cruel.’
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Tobin calls Trump immigration policies ‘cruelty on innocent people’
- Church in the US, Pope/Trump
- May 17, 2017
Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday issued a strong call to action to Catholic leaders to resist the immigration policies being implemented by the Trump administration, including musing aloud about the impact if every cardinal and bishop in the country were to accompany a potential deportee to his or her court hearing.
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Is ‘pious lying’ behind poll results on educated Christians?
- Church in the US
- May 11, 2017
A survey by the Pew Forum recently found that while religious commitment generally tends to drop the more educated people become, Christians buck that trend. Some experts say that makes sense, while others wonder if there’s some ‘pious lying’ going on about matters such as attending church services among more educated Christians.
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Dating Catholic style – ‘Time for God to take the reins’
- Church in the US
- April 24, 2017
Speed dating seemingly has been relegated to the punch line of a movie like “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” or the dustbin of the early 2000s. But why? It still exists, and if Anna Maria Basquez, founder of Denver Catholic Speed Dating & Faith Match, is right, it could be just what a jaded Catholic dater is looking for, and she’s got the success stories to prove it.
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