Greatness doesn’t just happen; it’s the result of daily dedication and effort.
‘Stack days’ for growth
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Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Commentary, Full-Court Catholic
Amen
‘Just-us’ sessions?
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Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Black Catholic Ministry, Commentary, Racial Justice
Perhaps “just-us sessions” initially could lead to discussions of ways to uphold the dignity of others without being torn down for atrocities that took root long before many were born.
Love makes room
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary, Feature, Marriage & Family Life
Managing Editor George Matysek Jr. shares some personal reflections on welcoming a sixth child to his family.
Firm foundation
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary
We need support poles and decking to give our faith life some structure. Those are other sacraments, including reconciliation/confession, and devotionals such as praying the rosary, the Angelus, Divine Mercy chaplet or morning and evening prayer.
Christmas still calls
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Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Christmas, Commentary
God will never dishonor himself by going back on this tremendous gift of free will. And when our choices cause us pain, God never stops encouraging us to “confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help” (Heb 4:16).
Praying for the dead
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary
The things that weigh us down in this life – fatigue, difficult jobs, pain, injustice, our sins – will all be gone in heaven.
The music in my head
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Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Commentary, Eucharist
Through their three-year eucharistic revival, the U.S. bishops are calling on Catholics to “enter more deeply by faith and love” into the mystery of mysteries, the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
Love and truth
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Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Commentary
We must be humble and open to new ways that express the reality of LGBT Catholics within the loving embrace of the church.
Take heart, press forward
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Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Black Catholic Ministry, Commentary, Racial Justice
Congress XIII participants can take heart from the consecrated men and women who for decades courageously spoke truth to power as they called for the inclusion of the cultural contributions of Black Catholics to the Catholic Church during those troubling times before the Baltimore-based National Black Catholic Congress Inc. (NBCC) was established.
Never stop learning
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary, Journalism
We hope the Catholic media personnel who come to Charm City this month will find the support they need to continue this important work.
Just a spark
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary, Evangelization, Feature
More than 500 people joined the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil at their local parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, a culmination of months of preparation for the sacraments of initiation, confirmation and reception into full communion with the church.
Power of prayer works for vocations
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary, Vocations
If you’re skeptical about the power of prayer in fostering religious vocations, consider the extraordinary example of Elizabeth Louisa Rolls Vaughan.
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