A Lenten Search March 8, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Lent, The Domestic Church This Lent, as we walk toward Easter, we have a beautiful opportunity to ask ourselves what is missing in our spiritual life and spend time just being with Jesus.
This Lent, you are right where you need to be March 6, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window Some Sundays getting to Mass is trickier than usual, and this weekend, my husband and ended up going to separate services since we were all on different schedules. I was running behind, and I headed to a parish we only visit occasionally.
Deliver yourself from (weekend) temptation March 3, 2023By Robyn Barberry Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Lent, Unconditional We are less than a week into Lent and the weariness is setting in for many of us who have chosen to make a Lenten sacrifice.
What we love March 1, 2023By Father Joseph Breighner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom I also accept the fact that each day is a day to do something good for God and for others.
‘Question Corner’: What are miracles, and why do we need them? March 1, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Calling something like an unlikely sports comeback a “miracle” is using quite a bit of poetic license, since there is a readily discernible natural explanation for the victory (namely, the skill of the athletes, which the athletes acquired through their own human efforts).
Launching into Lent (7 Quick Takes) February 26, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window It made me feel as if God was saying, “Just keep your eyes on Jesus, and your Lent will be just fine.”
Failing at Lent? You’re doing just fine February 25, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I was so proud of him. I didn’t care whether he made the team. I cared that he would feel good about how he did. I wanted him to be happy he had given it a shot.
Person or thing? February 24, 2023By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Feature, Maryland General Assembly, Respect Life Violence against the unborn and violence against the chronically and terminally ill are indeed manifestations of the culture of death – the cheapening of human life.
If you ask me February 24, 2023By Carole Norris Greene Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Commentary, Racial Justice Those of us who value the service of law enforcement should constantly pray for their strength in discerning how best to respond to troubling situations, some of which could be life threatening.
Up and down the mountain this Lent February 23, 2023By Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P. Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Lent Jesus’ Transfiguration is one of the most dramatic scenes in the Gospels. It is a central image of Lent, reminding us that during this season we are invited to ascend a high mountain with Jesus to live a unique spiritual experience.
Churchmen of the Year February 22, 2023By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference, War in Ukraine Major-Archbishop Shevchuk and Archbishop Gudziak have borne a powerful global witness to the truths of Catholic faith amidst a moral monster’s genocidal assault on the people of Ukraine.
Question Corner: Can laypeople ever absolve sins? Chanting in ‘Novus Ordo’ February 22, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Even in an emergency, non-ordained laypeople are not able to confer absolution; nor can Catholic deacons, even though they are ordained.
