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.
Fortitude: The word of the year March 12, 2021By Robyn Barberry Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Unconditional “Fortitude” was not merely the word of the day on March 13, 2020. It is the word that has defined a year.
Oh, no! My favorite restaurant is closing. March 10, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I couldn’t believe it when we heard the news. Dimitri’s International Grille in Catonsville, Md., is closing.
Hills, and life, roll on March 10, 2021By Michael Reeb Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Commentary I have long been of the belief that good-hearted souls turn to service later in life when they are financially secure and can afford to put something back into the community. For me, it happened a bit differently.
Hope, after the long, long Lent March 10, 2021By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Commentary, Coronavirus, Lent It will take months, perhaps the rest of the year, to get to the point where enough people have been vaccinated that everything can return to normal – or a new normal. It will be exceedingly good to get back to Mass and the sacraments, resume gatherings with friends and families, and participate in parish activities and in-person classes.
How badly do we want to return? March 9, 2021By Greg Erlandson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary The moment is arriving when parish and diocesan staff must use all the tools available to them to create a welcoming community, giving people a reason to come back as soon as they feel safe to do so.
