‘Richly Blessed’: St. Lawrence Martyr opens new parish complex June 5, 2017By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Eastern Vicariate, Feature, Local News, News, Parishes While a church being replaced with a beerhall is sadly not uncommon in this day and age, the reverse is newsworthy.
Scuffy the Tugboat, the school year that just won’t end, an Elvis sighting, cicadas, fishing and more (7 Quick Takes) June 2, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window This week’s 7 Quick Takes covers everything from Scruffy the Tugboat to fishing and cicadas.
Refresh yourself – spiritually, too June 2, 2017By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary If it’s good to dust off the cobwebs in our home, it’s even better to sweep clean your heart and soul.
In defense of the fidget spinner June 1, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Usually I agree with my friend and fellow Catholic Review blogger, Robyn Barberry. But we have finally found the topic that divides us: fidget spinners. Read Robyn’s persuasive (and also poetic) take over at her blog, Unconditional.But take a spin through mine first. It’s small, it’s fast, it’s so much fun, And nearly every kid has one, Or […]
Lament of the fidget spinner June 1, 2017By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional This is a response to Rita Buettner’s blog post singing the praises of fidget spinners. Though I’m a huge fan of Rita AND her poem, I can’t stand fidget spinners. Although they are not a problem in my art classes at St. Joan of Arc School, I can’t imagine trying to teach with a whole […]
Communion Prep with YouTube June 1, 2017By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Blog Even though we’d been preparing for months, Collin was nervous about receiving his First Holy Communion. I would pretend to be the sacristan in front of the kitchen counter, administering unconsecrated Triscuits and water from a Waterford goblet. Time after time he’d forget something when he approached the “altar.” Hands folded in prayer, a bow, […]
Bishop Newman remembered for modeling ‘justice, mercy, humility’ May 29, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries How admired was Bishop William C. Newman? Applause cascaded through the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland May 29, as the casket bearing his body was wheeled down its main aisle, toward his final resting place in its crypt.
Bill Newman, bishop and jock, not necessarily in that order May 25, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Baltimore Boomer, Bishops, Blog, Sports Growing up with a love for baseball, the future Bishop William C. Newman didn’t stop playing the game even after he entered the seminary.
FOCUSed on Christ in Panama May 25, 2017By Father J. Collin Poston Filed Under: Blog, Campus Ministry, Dust and Dewfall, Young Adult Ministry When we encounter Jesus, whether on a mission trip in another country or in our ordinary, daily lives, we discover that he wants to befriend us.
Reading the signs of the times May 24, 2017By Richard Doerflinger Filed Under: Commentary We need strong communities of faith. But they should refresh us and arm us to go out and remind others of our more excellent way.
Going fishing May 24, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church What do I do to inspire others to become fishers of men? Do I ever convey that joy, that excitement, in being a follower of Christ that someone would stop to ask me about Jesus?
Funeral arrangements for Bishop Newman announced May 23, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered May 29 at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.
