Radio Interview: Deacon Fritz Bauerschmidt on the Love that is God April 8, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Deacon Frederick “Fritz” Bauerschmidt discusses the nature of the love of God and how it can affect our lives. His book, “The Love that is God” was awarded the Michael Ramsey Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious awards for theological writing.
Artist Daniel Mitsui: A portfolio that balances tradition with innovation April 8, 2024By Simcha Fisher OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News Daniel Mitsui, 41, has spent decades doing the work of carefully sorting, modifying and balancing tradition with innovation — or, more precisely, “combinations of influences, rather than wholly new ideas,” he said.
Human life becomes commodity with surrogacy, say global ban advocates April 8, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A broad cultural shift is needed to recognize surrogacy is not a “right” but a violation of human dignity and of the rights of women and children, several experts said during an international conference in Rome advocating a universal ban on surrogacy.
Pilgrimage route will visit Baltimore, honor Seton April 7, 2024By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Eucharist, Local News, News As the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis this summer approaches, four groups of eight to 10 people each will set off from the points in the north, south, east and west of the country to carry the Eucharist into cities and towns along the way. The pilgrims will often travel on foot, processing with a […]
Three ways to find silence in our digital age April 7, 2024By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Alongside the sounds of life, the digital world provides plenty of sound, noise and input that fills not only our ears but our brains, sometimes to the point where we feel overloaded with visual, audible and intellectual stimuli.
Author’s winning mysteries combine adventure, history and faith April 7, 2024By Laura Dodson OSV News Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, World News Inspired by the enthusiasm and innate wisdom of his 12-year-old son, Antony Barone Kolenc is filling a critical void in the reading material for middle grade students that is exciting, compelling, faith-based and life-changing.
A Rare Sight in the Heavens April 6, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I’m not traveling toward totality, and I’m not sure how much I will see of the eclipse. But I’ll be remembering that early-morning trip with my father to see a comet that only passes us every 76 years.
Asylum and helping the ‘Refugee on the Threshold’ April 6, 2024By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Books, Commentary In “Refugee on the Threshold,” Timothy Leacock tells of the long and harrowing journey of a Somalian man whose life was threatened by the terrorist group Al-Shabaab after he applied for a government job.
Economist: Addressing freefalling global fertility rates requires changing hearts more than policies April 6, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News For plummeting worldwide fertility rates to change course, people must find courage to “do the hard thing” of raising large families, and that courage comes from faith, said Catherine Ruth Pakaluk, an economist at The Catholic University of America in Washington.
10 ways to prepare for first Communion day April 6, 2024By Joseph D. White OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments, Youth Ministry A child’s first Communion is an important and exciting milestone in the life of a Catholic family. As the first and most important teachers of their children, parents present their children for baptism and guide them toward Christ as they are initiated into the church community.
Archdiocese files complaint against insurance companies in bankruptcy case April 5, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Feature, Local News, News As part of the Chapter 11 reorganization process, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has filed a complaint in U.S. bankruptcy court against insurance companies that held policies for the archdiocese, parishes, schools and other entities.
‘Caitlin Clark has the world by her fingertips’: Iowa Hawkeyes basketball superstar supported by Catholic faith, family April 5, 2024By John Knebels OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News That Caitlin Clark has managed to permeate both the zealous and casual sports fan provides a testament to the level of her national impact at the young age of 22.
