Jesus is waiting for you August 24, 2024By Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P. Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary We can always turn to Jesus as a friend and confidant like none other.
Adoring, receiving Eucharist makes Christians into missionaries, pope says August 24, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, News, Vatican, World News When Christians spend time with Jesus in adoration or receive him in the Eucharist, they cannot help but spread his love with others, Pope Francis said.
Pandemic is officially over, but will Communion chalices make comeback at Mass? August 23, 2024By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments After the federal government declared a health emergency in 2020 over the COVID-19 pandemic, Catholic churches in the U.S. scrambled to figure out how to provide the Eucharist, the sacrament that is the “source and summit of the Christian life” while keeping people safe from contagion.
Minnesota kayaker’s goal is to pray rosary on every lake in Twin Cities urban metro area August 23, 2024By Josh McGovern OSV News Filed Under: News, World News, Youth Ministry Scott Kieffer, the director of discipleship for St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Community in Maple Grove, Minn., is 29 lakes away from completing his endeavor to pray a rosary in the 250 to 300 lakes in the Twin Cities urban metro area.
Teachers grateful, fired up for the start of a new Catholic school year August 23, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools This was the 14th year teachers and staff members from the archdiocese’s elementary and secondary schools gathered before the start of the school year, which this year begins Aug. 26.
Archdiocesan Elementary School Teacher of the Year finds joy in the classroom August 23, 2024By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Emma Ward is filled with joy to share that she laughs every single day when she’s teaching her first-graders at St. Joseph School in Cockeysville.
Independent Catholic High School Teacher of the Year from Calvert Hall believes every student matters August 23, 2024By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Philip Bressler, an economics teacher at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, believes every student is entitled to an excellent education and is ready to be challenged.
Archdiocesan High School Teacher of the Year makes science relatable August 23, 2024By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Kimberly Burton hasn’t just been teaching science facts at Archbishop Curley High School for the past four years. She has also been attempting to show her students how the sciences apply to everyday life.
Harris accepts Democratic nomination, lays out case for ‘next great chapter’ August 23, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Vice President Kamala Harris argued the nation is ready for the “next great chapter” of its story as she formally accepted her party’s presidential nomination for president during remarks at the Democratic National Convention Aug. 22.
U.S. bishops’ diocesan survey sets new baseline for Hispanic ministry in parishes nationwide August 23, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, News, World News The U.S. bishops’ Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs conducted a survey of dioceses and archdioceses in the country’s 14 episcopal regions and released its results Aug. 21.
Vatican approves devotion at site of Marian apparition in Spain August 23, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Devotions at a Marian shrine in Spain that communicate Mary’s “close and affectionate presence” can and should continue, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said.
Boston’s new archbishop leans into transparency, trust in God’s grace to face challenges ahead August 23, 2024By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News It was during a session for priests at the 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis in July when Archbishop Richard G. Henning, who will be installed as archbishop of Boston Oct. 31, made peace with what was to come.
