RADIO INTERVIEW: Reaching out to Catholic military veterans November 1, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Bishop Joseph Coffey, episcopal vicar for veterans affairs with the Archdiocese for U.S. Military Services, talks with Catholic Review Radio about his experiences as a military chaplain and how the Archdiocese for U.S. Military Services minister to veterans.
Beauty born of pain: Black Catholic artist sees art as means of healing November 1, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice For Scott, art is a way to cope with the challenges of life. In his hands, the medium of clay becomes an instrument of healing.
Biden attends Mass in Rome, tells reporters of his admiration for pope November 1, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis “is a man who has a great empathy. He’s a man who understands that part of his Christianity is to reach out and forgive,” U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters in Rome Oct. 31.
It’s all about Georgie October 31, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Open Window Each year, as we move into All Saints’ Day and then All Souls’ Day, Georgie is there.
Those ‘centered on Eucharist’ always have sense of gratitude, Cardinal Dolan says at Naval Academy October 31, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan told a Catholic audience at the U.S. Naval Academy that he is apprehensive about “the lack of gratitude festering in our culture of entitlement” and there’s an urgency for us to “rediscover a sense of gratitude.”
El “Día de los Muertos”, una expresión de fe October 31, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español Ya sea que estén en su país de origen o en los Estados Unidos, muchas familias hispanas se reúnen cada año el 2 de noviembre para celebrar el Día de los Muertos, también llamado Día de Muertos y Día de los Fieles Difuntos, fecha en la que recuerdan a sus seres queridos que han fallecido y rezan por el reposo de sus almas.
Pumpkin cookies, ambivalence about autumn, a magic feather, and more (7 Quick Takes) October 30, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window We had a Halloween party at work this week, which felt like another victory over the pandemic. Office parties were one of the things I really missed while working from home.
Frederick County educators honored by Friends of Catholic Education October 30, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Pat Crowley and Karen Smith were presented the Father John McElroy Award from Friends of Catholic Education, Inc. at the Frederick-based organization’s recent annual dinner at Ceresville Mansion. The award is given to individuals whose actions or achievements have furthered Catholic education in Frederick County.
A Special Halloween Visitor October 29, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window As we were sitting on the floor on Halloween night swapping Milky Ways for Milk Duds, there would be a knock at the door, and the Bean Bear would walk in.
Tri-State’s best private school award goes to St. Maria Goretti Catholic High School October 29, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools A poll of readers of the Herald-Mail in Hagerstown voted St. Maria Goretti Catholic High School the best private school in the Tri-State region, including Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Biden says pope told him to continue receiving Communion October 29, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis and U.S. President Joe Biden had an unusually long meeting at the Vatican Oct. 29, talking about the climate crisis and poverty, but not about abortion, the president said.
Vatican extends traditional All Souls’ Day indulgences October 29, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News With the COVID-19 pandemic still underway and with restrictions on gatherings still in place in some countries, the Vatican has again extended the period of time when people can earn a plenary indulgence for visiting a cemetery and praying for the souls of the faithful in purgatory.
