Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary, Lent
We fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday and abstain from meat on the other Fridays of the season, but it’s not much of a sacrifice to splurge on lobster instead of beef as a Lenten meal.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire
The Church ought to sing the transcendence of God to Frank Gehry as it once sang it to Giotto, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Dante, Gaudí, and the architect of Chartres Cathedral.
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Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Lent
May this long Lent lead to an Easter of renewed hope and joy for ourselves, for the church, and for those who have been harmed.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom
To be human is to be worthy of God. God affirms the value of human life, by becoming human himself. But life is not easy.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary
A good comedian helps an audience to recognize common absurdities, inconsistencies and hypocrisies in any given cultural moment. Their real genius is helping audiences to recognize the ones in which they also take part.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner
Father Doyle fields questions about the existence of ghosts and whether Catholics may serve as witnesses in the rituals of non-Catholic weddings.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary
People often wonder what the secret is to a successful marriage. Based on the Rowe’s relationship, the answer is love, understanding, faith, compassion, and selflessness. They don’t sound like such a secret at all.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner
Father Doyle fields questions about celebrating funeral Masses on Sunday and praying the rosary at Mass.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary
Let this Valentine’s Day be an opportunity to let people know that they matter to us.
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Filed Under: A More Human Society, Commentary
In what Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls a “historic victory for New Yorkers,” New York has passed what may be the nation’s most extreme and irresponsible abortion law.
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Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church
We can encounter God in the awesome majesty of a mountaintop sunrise or a scrunched bouquet of dandelion’s in a child’s fist.
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Filed Under: Amen, Commentary
Catholic Schools Week always serves as a time to reflect upon the many gifts that those institutions give us: a solid education, a deeper faith and lasting friendships.
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