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Commentary

A dessert for Ordinary Time

January 18, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

There’s something about the simpler times in between the flashier liturgical seasons that speaks to me.

Finches, a sweet start to the day, a spring mix recipe, and more (7 Quick Takes)

January 17, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Recipes

A little about the finches and other family highlights from the week

History’s greatest inaugural speeches

January 14, 2021
By Elise Italiano Ureneck
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary

Inaugurations speak to our innate need to start over from time to time, to express new hopes and fears, to realign our priorities and make sure the path we’re walking on is the right one.

What’s for dinner? Your guess is as good as mine

January 13, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Weeknight dinners come with their own challenges and joys. Mileage definitely varies.

Do you want to be a saint? Seven daily habits for the new year

January 11, 2021
By Hanael Bianchi
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, Fertile Soil, Saints

Being a saint is like being a successful athlete or musician. You need a good plan, determination and the grace of God.

A last taste of Christmas and a little rhyming fun (7 Quick Takes)

January 9, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Sharing a few highlights from our week in poetry form

Building a Nation of Peace and Justice

January 9, 2021
By Archbishop William E. Lori
Archdiocese of Baltimore
Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Feature, U.S. Congress

Leaders must be aware that their words and deeds have far-reaching consequences.

Our familiar visitors

January 8, 2021
By 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.

A different kind of Epiphany

January 7, 2021
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

I can’t accept cavalier disrespect directed toward our democracy. I feel angry, sad, and betrayed. The world feels upside-down.

2020: A year out of focus

January 7, 2021
By Kevin J. Parks
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus

As we say a farewell and good riddance to 2020, I selected some images that made me smile or gave me energy these past months. Hopefully, they will do the same for you.

Homilies distributed/ Mass for a non-Catholic

January 6, 2021
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Commentary, Divine Worship, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields questions about providing written homilies and offering Masses for deceased non-Catholics.

A final requiem for an extraordinary nun and champion of Black Catholic history

January 5, 2021
By Shannen Dee Williams
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Racial Justice

In a racially and economically tumultuous year that saw a significant rise in calls for the church to acknowledge and make reparations for its largely unreconciled practices of slavery and segregation, the loss of Sister Reginald, and her expertise in African American Catholic history, was especially wrenching.

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