On This Back to School Eve August 18, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Some days as it’s all spinning around me, I pause and realize that the worries have nothing to do with finding a navy blazer or getting someone to orientation on time. It has everything to do with hoping your children have the knowledge and tools they need to navigate a new school year.
Pilgrims, including Maryland family, walk ‘in the footsteps’ of Blessed Michael McGivney August 18, 2022By Andrew Fowler Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News, Saints On Aug. 13, 50 pilgrims — composed of religious, families and others — who visited sites of significance in the life and spiritual formation of Blessed McGivney in Waterbury and Thomaston, Conn.
Path of peace: Shadow of war looms over pope’s Kazakhstan visit August 18, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News While the purpose of Pope Francis’ visit to Kazakhstan will be to attend the Congress of World and Traditional Religions, the interreligious meeting also will serve as the backdrop for his long-awaited meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill.
Idaho Supreme Court upholds state law banning most abortions August 18, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The Idaho Supreme Court Aug. 12 upheld a state law that bans abortion except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. The law will take effect Aug. 25.
Redemptorist Father Kevin Milton, former Baltimore and Annapolis parish leader, dies at 81 August 17, 2022By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Redemptorist Father Kevin Milton, a former pastor of Our Lady of Fatima in East Baltimore and rector at St. Mary in Annapolis, died Aug. 9 in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. He was 81.
How to make the church synodal? Inclusion, say respondents in 3 countries August 17, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News Catholics on two different continents want more inclusion — including of women and LGBTQ Catholics — more adult faith formation and help with engaging young adults.
The elderly can unite all generations, save humanity, pope says August 17, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Seniors, Vatican, World News Pope Francis dedicated his general audience talk to the urgent need for young and old to come together so older people can share their faith and wisdom about the world.
New course aims to instruct new Catholics, reenergize lifelong Catholics August 17, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News A new online study course titled “What We Believe: The Beauty of the Catholic Faith” was “created by a few very imperfect disciples who happen to be crazy about Christ and his church,” said one of the authors and presenters of the course.
God spoke to me through my espresso August 16, 2022By Father J. Collin Poston Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Dust and Dewfall The Lord can surely teach us patience – to wait on him and to wait for our prayers and he is sure answer to them.
‘Do not worry about tomorrow’ August 16, 2022By Effie Caldarola Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, For the Journey, Guest Commentary, Marriage & Family Life Jesus is speaking to our human tendency to worry, sometimes ceaselessly, about tomorrow, about yesterday, about the far-off future and the long-dead past. Regrets can nag us from one direction, fear from the other.
Digital world leaves some ‘hyperconnected and alone,’ Vatican official says August 16, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Vatican, World News Good journalism has to be creative and promote communication that focuses on dialogue, intelligence and helping build active communities, said the prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication.
‘Esclavos y Reyes’ muestra la vida española de un santo en el siglo XIX August 16, 2022By John Mulderig Filed Under: En Español El conflicto social que agitó a España, tanto durante el siglo XIX como en el período previo a su trágica guerra civil de 1936-39, sirve de fondo para la biografía de “Esclavos y Reyes” (Bosco).
