We need rituals to mourn March 2, 2021By Laura Kelly Fanucci Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary Theologians and liturgists praise the power of rituals at the core of our faith. Rhythms of prayer and traditions of worship orient our lives toward God and set a solid foundation in an ever-shifting world.
This Lent, risk prayer March 1, 2021By Father Richard Malloy, S.J. Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Lent Don’t underestimate yourself. God has need of the talents you have been given. Prayer shows us how to use and multiply our gifts.
A Lent full of promise, steak success, cooking with children, and more (7 Quick Takes) February 27, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window This Lent holds a different kind of hope and promise.
Archbishop Lori reflects on the Year of St. Joseph February 26, 2021By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Feature, Year of St. Joseph St. Joseph’s example and intercession should encourage each of us to do our part in building up the household of the Church by a spirit of prayer, by a willing spirit of service, and by our witness to Christ.
Reason for celibacy/ Blessing for non-sacramental marriage? February 25, 2021By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about reason for celibacy in the priesthood and a blessing for non-sacramental marriages.
Pandemic Stories (or why there’s a Nerf gun in the tub) February 25, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Our daily lives are different in so many ways, transformed suddenly almost a year ago and then evolving bit by bit every day.
A pandemic Lent, ox cookies, and Valentine’s gifts (7 Quick Takes) February 19, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window In many ways, it feels we have been in one long Lent for almost a year now.
Spiritual millionaires February 19, 2021By Robyn Barberry Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Unconditional Being a teacher may not buy me the BMW of my dreams, but days like this make me feel like a millionaire.
Do nothing for Lent February 18, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window Many years for Lent I take on too many goals and give up too many things. A few days into Lent, I invariably realize I have failed at everything I planned to give up and take on.
Lent’s promise in bleak times February 18, 2021By Elise Italiano Ureneck Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Lent Perhaps it’s a blessing, then, that the church gives us Lent in midwinter. It’s a season of soul-searching; the gray skies give us no other choice but to turn inward and examine the dark spaces we’d rather not explore.
God prepares us for the unexpected February 18, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church We so rarely know what will be asked of us on any given day. All we can really do is accept each task as it’s placed in front of us.
Ash Wednesday: Guided by St. Clare of Assisi February 16, 2021By Shemaiah Gonzalez Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Lent This Lent, I call on St. Clare of Assisi to show me the way. I need a sister in Christ to lead me through Lent radically different than in Lents past — to embrace penance, conversion and self-sacrifice as Jesus refines me.
