New Orleans billboard campaign reminds all to ‘Keep Christ in Christmas’ December 3, 2021By Peter Finney Jr. Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, World News Eternal hope is the overarching message of Christmas: A child born in a barn changed the world.
‘Full of grace’ December 2, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Christmas, Commentary, Feature, Saints We can never be the kind of missionary disciples our church needs if our lives are not set apart. For us to attract others to Christ, people must notice something different in us – a joy, a goodness and a love for God and others that makes people want to know more about what it means to be a Christian and how they, too, can encounter Christ.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Spiritual preparation during Advent November 29, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview How do we prepare spiritually for Christmas, in our busy world?
Jesus is with you this Advent season November 27, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Advent, Blog, Christmas, Commentary, Open Window That’s the beauty of Advent. No matter what we do to prepare, no matter what we take on for these weeks leading up to Christmas, Jesus awaits us.
Christmas supply chain issues opportunity for what matters November 23, 2021By Anna Jones Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary If we can get back to the realization that Advent is fruitful because we have four weeks set aside to focus on hope in God’s promises, peace in God’s plan, joy in God’s providence, and love of the Lord and others, then maybe we’ll see it as gift of four weeks to slowly prepare for Jesus instead of a competition of liturgical living activities to complete.
This Advent, focus on presence not presents November 23, 2021By Katie Prejean McGrady Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary If we can get back to the realization that Advent is fruitful because we have four weeks set aside to focus on hope in God’s promises, peace in God’s plan, joy in God’s providence, and love of the Lord and others, then maybe we’ll see it as gift of four weeks to slowly prepare for Jesus instead of a competition of liturgical living activities to complete.
Maryland couple donates spruce as Rockefeller Center’s 2021 Christmas tree November 17, 2021By Mike Lang Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, World News Hundreds of spectators, media and workers descended on the home of Devon and Julie Price, parishioners at Immaculate Conception Church in Elkton, Maryland, to watch as a 79-foot-tall, 46-foot-wide Norway spruce was cut down and removed from their property.
Dementia and the Eucharist/What is the nativity fast? November 17, 2021By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about dementia and the Eucharist, and the Nativity fast.
Our familiar visitors January 8, 2021By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, Diamonds in the Rough, Feature Putting Christmas decorations away is a sad time for many. It doesn’t have to be that way.
The gift of time January 4, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Christmas, Commentary, Feature, Marriage & Family Life, Parenting As we watch our children grow up right before our eyes, we are reminded that time is limited and precious.
Most-read stories and commentaries of 2020 on CatholicReview.org December 31, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, Journalism, Local News, News What were the most popular stories and commentaries on CatholicReview.org in 2020? We have the list!
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.