A New Year, more Christmas, and a surprise visitor (7 Quick Takes) January 1, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Christmas, Commentary, Open Window ~1~ Happy New Year! I have never had much success with resolutions, but I do love setting the tone for the year. I let Jen Fulwiler’s Word of the Year generator choose a word for me—Hospitality—and her Saint of the Year generator pick a saint for me—St. Margaret of Antioch. Hospitality seems to bring its […]
Theological virtues for 2022 January 1, 2022By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary, Feature How can we approach the new year with the theological virtues of faith, hope and love in mind?
On New Year’s, pope says a mature faith is realistic, but hope-filled January 1, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Catholics begin a new year contemplating the motherhood of Mary, they should be inspired not to let problems weaken their faith or prevent them from helping others grow, Pope Francis said.
U.N. reports significant rise in hunger in Latin America, Caribbean January 1, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A report released by several U.N. agencies warned that the number of those suffering from hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean is at its highest point in 15 years.
Immigrants’ stories explored in book about sisters’ literacy center December 31, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Immigration and Migration, News While looking for a project so she could cross “write a book” off her bucket list, Anna Marie Kukec Tomczyk thought about her time as an associate with the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois.
Though problems abound, God-given hope never fails, pope says December 31, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christian hope grants those who suffer the assurance that God does not abandon his people in their time of need, Pope Francis said.
Two books aim to guide married couples on journey to holiness December 30, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Marriage & Family Life, News Two new books aim to refocus Catholic couples on the journey to holiness and sanctity within their marriages, families and communities.
New COVID-19 mandates set for parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore December 30, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News In response to the rising numbers on positive COVID-19 cases and the hospitalization crisis, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has declared new COVID-19 protocols for all parishes effective Dec. 29, 2021, until Jan. 31, 2022.
Vatican pays tribute to 22 church workers murdered in 2021 December 30, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News In situations of extreme poverty, war or civil tensions, 22 Catholic church workers were murdered in 2021, according to Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Farewell to 2021. Thanks for all the (sort of) fun. December 29, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window A poetic tribute to 2021
Contention over Catholic University icon grows after it’s stolen again December 29, 2021By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A second icon of Mary holding Jesus has been stolen from outside a chapel at The Catholic University of America following complaints that the image of Christ resembled George Floyd, a Black man killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis in May 2020.
Think of the Holy Family fleeing Herod and pray for migrants, pope says December 29, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Meditating on the scene of the Holy Family fleeing to Egypt to escape Herod’s murderous rage, Christians cannot close their eyes to the fact that too many people in the world today also feel forced to flee their homelands, Pope Francis said.
