Super Bowl LVI: The Catholic Roots of the NFL February 10, 2022By Kate O'Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, News, Sports, World News As fans prepare to watch the Rams take on the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m., Catholic viewers may not realize how much their fellow believers have been involved in the history and success of American football.
Synod: ‘We’re listening’ February 10, 2022By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary, Synodality The synod has already begun in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, with about two dozen parishes, plus Catholic Center staff, clergy and religious, having already gone through the process, which entails a listening session immersed in prayer.
Is your parish family-friendly? February 10, 2022By Laura Kelly Fanucci Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Parenting Making a parish family-friendly is a practical and spiritual undertaking. It both requires a checklist and an examination of conscience.
How Tom Brady can inspire our Lenten discipline February 10, 2022By Elise Italiano Ureneck Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Lent, Sports What we choose to do for our Lenten disciplines should help us make incremental progress toward holiness.
Got it? February 9, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Last week, a few of my colleagues were talking about a work project that just kept hitting walls—little ones, big ones, sometimes confusing ones. When we finish it, we joked, we will have to celebrate. I love marking small wins. When we finally get through it, I said, I’ll treat everyone to coffee. We managed […]
Why is cremation OK now?/ Bowing to a priest February 9, 2022By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Cremation is now permitted for Catholics, so long as it is not chosen in denial of the Christian teaching on resurrection and the sacredness of the human body.
Do the next right thing February 8, 2022By Father Joseph Breighner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom Do the next right thing and chances are you’ll be doing God’s will.
A roaring celebration for the Year of the Tiger (7 Quick Takes) February 5, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window ~1~ Xian nian kuai le! Gung hay fat choy! Happy New Year! The first time our family celebrated Chinese New Year was 2010 when we were new parents. That was the Year of the Tiger—the Gold Tiger. This year is the Year of the Water Tiger. It feels pretty special to be celebrating the Year […]
New Testament is full of great fishing stories February 2, 2022By Effie Caldarola Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, For the Journey Fishing stories are always great. And the New Testament is full of them.
I spy an angel February 1, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window The snowy shape was there for days before I spotted it.
Mother Mary Lange shows us the way February 1, 2022By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Feature We need to be familiar with Mother Mary Lange’s story and share it with everyone, especially with young people.
Frosted Flakes, my new godson, Ann’s foot-longs, and more (7 Quick Takes) January 29, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window ~1~ The Year of the Tiger starts Tuesday, Feb. 1, and I am not sure I am ready. But don’t worry. I will be. I may have ordered a 40-inch inflatable tiger today. What will we do with it? I don’t know. But I just have a feeling that life might be a little more […]
