The Gift of a Birthday Surprise July 27, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window My birthday happens to fall on July 26, the feast of St. Joachim and St. Anne, our Blessed Mother’s parents. We don’t know much about their lives, but we know that they became parents late in life—and later the grandparents of Jesus. Their story shows us a few things: Faith can move mountains. God has […]
Bishops, other Catholics around world decry ‘derision’ of Christianity at Olympics opening ceremony July 27, 2024By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Olympics, World News The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games — a sports festival aimed to unite all nations of the world — created shock and disbelief instead as Catholics around the world felt offended by the parody of the Last Supper, which was part of the opening ceremony.
Sister Janice Marie Hallacher, former principal of Catholic High, dies at 92 July 27, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Janice Marie Hallacher (formerly Sister Victor) was offered July 26 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Janice died July 23. She was 92 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 72 years.
As Harris secures Democratic support, Catholic policy experts examine her record July 26, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Catholics and experts in policy who spoke with OSV News said that Harris’ record in public life — from California attorney general, to U.S. senator, to vice president — sheds some light on how she might approach some areas of interest to Catholics, citing her record on abortion in particular as being at odds with Catholic teaching, but her record on issues such as labor as being more closely aligned.
‘Educating for Eternity’ promotes an authentic Catholic worldview July 26, 2024By Kevin Peloquin OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Schools If we truly want to educate our students for heaven, we must do more than sprinkle in Catholic content when convenient.
‘The best job in the world’ July 25, 2024By Mark Viviano Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Full-Court Catholic, Marriage & Family Life On Sundays this fall, instead of leaving Mass in a rush to go do the Ravens pre-game show, I will instead help teach Sunday school at St. John the Evangelist, our parish in Severna Park. When school starts, I’ll walk my boys to school and volunteer as a classroom assistant and recess monitor, and I’ll be there to pick them up from school, help with homework, coach their sports teams and help with dinner, bath and bedtime.
Catholic advocates ‘deeply troubled’ by alleged abuse of migrant kids in US-funded shelters July 25, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholic immigration and anti-trafficking advocates are expressing grave concern over alleged systemic sexual abuse of unaccompanied migrant children by staff of a private contractor for the U.S. government.
High school students give a week to giving back July 25, 2024By Gary Lambrecht Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Schools A group of 20 local high school students donated a week of their summer vacation to help brighten the days for strangers in need.
Activists: Without more moves toward sustainable future, extreme temps may be here to stay July 25, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News In recent weeks, Western states such as Arizona, California, Oregon and Nevada have all posted record-breaking heat — but in the East, North Carolina and Maryland have also shattered records.
10 reasons we ‘have to’ go to Mass July 25, 2024By Lorene Hanley Duquin OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments We need ritual in our lives. Mass is a ritual, which means that through the repetition of prayers, movements, and the changing of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ, we are formed, disciplined and consoled.
Vatican holds up retiring Kraków archbishop’s departure after issuing rare ruling in local dispute July 24, 2024By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News One of Poland’s most influential prelates has been asked to stay on beyond retirement by Pope Francis, days after the Vatican suspended his orders dismissing a prominent pastor and naming an overseer of the finances of the prominent Wawel Cathedral chapter in a dispute with local Catholics.
Charles Bauermann, supporter of Catholic media and religious vocations, dies at 91 July 24, 2024By Kurt Jensen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Charles Louis “Chuck” Bauermann’s accounting acumen and imagination helped the Cathedral Foundation that once oversaw the Catholic Review to include new publishing and consulting ventures.
