Category Archives: Coronavirus

1. You do not need a grave reason to refrain from going to Mass on Sunday or on a holy day of obligation; you only need a just reason. Before the pandemic, the faithful would be without sin if they … Continue reading →

UPDATE: 4/3/2020 Can you get COVID19 again, after you recover? “Yes…we are seeing these reactivation cases” says a top Korean physician in charge of Coronavirus cases for his hospital. Interview here, see the 8:00 minute mark and following. UPDATE: 4/1/20 … Continue reading →

In the raw data, more men are dying from COVID-19 than women [CNN]. It also SEEMS that more men are contracting COVID-19 than women. However, in South Korea, where they have an extensive testing program, what they find is that … Continue reading →

What everyone calls “the Coronavirus” is officially termed SARS-CoV-2, due to its similarity to the virus that causes “SARS”, which is called SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-1. And the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 is called COVID-19. What makes this disease worse than … Continue reading →

SARS-CoV-2 is the official name for “the Coronavirus”; it was formerly called 2019-nCoV. COVID-19 is the name of the disease caused by the Coronavirus. The disease called “SARS” is caused by SARS-CoV, also called SARS-CoV-1. I’ve been spending most of … Continue reading →

From NCregister, March 20th, 2020: The Apostolic Penitentiary has issued a decree granting special indulgences to the faithful at this time of pandemic. Signed on March 19, the Feast of St. Joseph, by Major Penitentiary Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, the decree … Continue reading →

I live on Martha’s Vineyard. As far as I know, there’s no Coronavirus here yet. And the island is essentially a small town — literally 6 small towns, but figuratively one village. It’s a close-knit community and word gets around … Continue reading →

Sorry I haven’t posted much lately. Thanks to Francisco for taking up the slack. I’ve been working on articles about the Coronavirus. Edited to add: I’m not sure if I should finish writing and then publish these articles. I’ll make … Continue reading →