My father’s cookies, a leftover bunny, and other discoveries (7 Quick Takes) March 26, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window ~1~ Can you go to your parents’ house and come home empty-handed? Me neither. I came home with a bag of my father’s homemade cookies, a copy of the newspaper with our wedding announcement in it, a few wedding photos I had forgotten about, and printouts of our online guestbook. I don’t even recall having […]
A look at 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines — and counting! March 25, 2021By Father Ricky Manalo Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary The quincentenary that marks the introduction of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines cannot go unnoticed, given the impact and influence that Catholicism has and continues to have in the everyday lives of Filipinos.
Were the apostles baptized?/ What should a homily be about? March 25, 2021By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about whether the apostles baptized and what homilies should be about.
“Are you sitting down?” March 24, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window How we share information matters. That’s why people put so much care into marriage proposals and pregnancy announcements.
Welcome people with Down syndrome for who they are March 21, 2021By Molly Sheahan Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Respect Life People with Down syndrome are valuable because they are people, members of the human family, cherished by God their creator.
Half-birthdays for finches, corned beef, and that time I won an award (7 Quick Takes) March 20, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Our two baby finches celebrated their half-birthdays this week.
Missing out again March 18, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I met the anniversary of the last day of in-person school with eyes wide open—bracing myself for that weight. But I’m realizing that missing out on experiences for the second time might be harder.
A song for Mother Tolton March 18, 2021By Shannen Dee Williams Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Racial Justice This March, as we celebrate Women’s History Month, let us pledge to rediscover and remember the lives and labors of the Black women, like Mother Tolton, who in the face of unyielding discrimination fought to make the church in the United States truly Catholic.
The world episcopate and the German apostasy March 18, 2021By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference The first responsibility here lies with the Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis, who should do what Pope St. Clement I did with the rowdy Corinthians in the immediate post-apostolic period and what Pope St. Gregory the Great did with brother bishops during the age of the Fathers: call the German bishops back to the “faith which was once for all delivered to the saints”
It’s time for Maryland to pass the Trust Act in support of immigrants March 16, 2021By Bill McCarthy Jr. Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, Maryland General Assembly When we act to protect our immigrant neighbors through trust policies, we are also benefiting the common good.
Donating bodily remains/ Prayer when entering church March 16, 2021By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about donating your body to science and what prayers could be said when entering church.
Pie for Pi Day, gołąbki, drive-through confession, and Harry & Meghan (7 Quick Takes) March 13, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Pi Day is March 14, and the only question is how much pie—and which flavors—are we going to bake and eat this weekend.
