Movie Review: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ December 29, 2020By Joseph McAleer Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News The plot is silly, at times preposterous. But that’s not unexpected for an old-fashioned popcorn movie, a Saturday-matinee serial writ large.
Church bells to ring Dec. 30 in honor of 336,000 lives lost to COVID-19 December 29, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Churches will ring bells at noon Dec. 30, to remember and honor the more than 336,000 people who have died in the United States from COVID-19.
Father Restrepo, SJ, who long served at Shrine of the Little Flower, dies at 87 December 29, 2020By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Jesuit Father George Restrepo, who served more than three decades at the Shrine of the Little Flower in Northeast Baltimore and later at St. Thomas Aquinas in Hampden, died the day after his 87th birthday Dec. 20 at the Murray-Weigel Jesuit Community in the Bronx.
Vatican calls for equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution December 29, 2020By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican’s coronavirus commission and the Pontifical Academy for Life issued a joint statement calling for a coordinated international effort to ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide.
Thank you, God, for a new year December 29, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, The Domestic Church Thank you for today, God, and for tomorrow – the days ahead we have yet to unwrap and discover.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Year-End Show with Archbishop Lori December 28, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview This week on Catholic Review Radio, Christopher Gunty talks with Baltimore Archbishop William Lori for a look back at 2020 and a look ahead to the new year.
‘Ad Patris domvm’: Famed Carmelite Latinist dies at 81 December 28, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Discalced Carmelite Father Reginald Foster — a world-renowned teacher of Latin, former longtime Vatican Latinist and colorful character who intrigued journalists — died in Milwaukee Dec. 25 at the age of 81.
A word and a saint for your New Year December 28, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Saints So, I am not making any specific New Year’s resolutions. But I love choosing an inspirational word of the year and a saint of the year.
Pope announces yearlong reflection on family, ‘Amoris Laetitia’ December 28, 2020By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Parenting, Vatican, World News As the fifth anniversary of his apostolic exhortation “Amoris Laetitia” approaches, Pope Francis announced that the Catholic Church will dedicate more than a year to focusing on the family and conjugal love.
Following the Star December 28, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window We don’t need a star to guide us to Jesus. But I like to think of how God leaves little invitations to draw us closer to Him everywhere we turn.
Thread fills in Baltimore’s gaps December 28, 2020By Edward O'N. Hoyt Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News Since 2004 Thread has connected Baltimore public school students with volunteer mentors from Johns Hopkins
Celebrate God, every day December 27, 2020By Father Joseph Breighner Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, Wit & Wisdom Every day we can celebrate the God who comes to us in others, and in the events of life.
