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Commentary

Living Biblically

February 26, 2018
By Christopher Gunty
Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary

If “Living Biblically” can get people thinking and talking about living a life of faith, it might be a good thing, overall. For now, CBS has ordered 13 episodes, and the producers hope it gets picked up for a second season.

Conscience and grace: A Lenten meditation

February 22, 2018
By George Weigel
Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference

Lent calls us to embrace the humility of the Gospel publican and confess that we have sinned, knowing that God’s mercy can heal what is broken in us if we cooperate with his grace. 

The Oblate Sisters of Providence: An American story

February 22, 2018
By Diane Batts Morrow
Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Commentary, Guest Commentary

In responding to the call of their teaching mission, the Oblate Sisters nurtured the minds and souls of black folk, the very elements of black existence white society routinely denied.

Can blessed automobile be auctioned?

February 14, 2018
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner

Father Doyle answers a question on whether blessed objects can be sold.

Three cheers for Lucas

February 13, 2018
By Richard Doerflinger
Filed Under: A More Human Society, Commentary, Respect Life, Video

In a week dominated by the Winter Olympics and news of partisan combat (of course) in Washington, D.C., I am transfixed by the contagious smile of one little boy named Lucas Warren.

Lesson in love

February 9, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church

In the wake of the death of her brother-in-law, Rita Buettner encourages readers to build a legacy of love.

Men without conviction, churches without people

February 8, 2018
By George Weigel
Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference

Christianity is dying in western Europe. But the Gospel has power, and those who believe that, and preach it in the conviction that it can transform and ennoble lives, can still get a hearing.

In praise of Catholic caregivers

February 6, 2018
By Father Ed Dougherty, M.M.
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Light One Candle

It is important that Catholics remain confident in answering the call to serve while also upholding the beliefs that have been handed down to us by Christ.

The best Lent ever

February 6, 2018
By Archbishop William E. Lori
Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, From the Archbishop

When we look at Lent as the herald of a new springtime in our spiritual lives, then, I would hope, Lenten practices would no longer seem like unwelcome intrusions into our comfort. Rather, they are harbingers of hope for a more Christ-centered way of life.

A boy and his dog

February 1, 2018
By Father Joseph Breighner
Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom

I think it’s fair to say that my dog saved my life. I would come home from grade school at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Essex. Our little apartment was empty. My father was absent. My mother was working. My older brother and sisters were either in school or at work. But my dog, King, was there.

Amen: Boring in eye of beholder

January 30, 2018
By Emily Rosenthal Alster
Filed Under: Amen, Commentary, Western Vicariate

When we choose to stay in our own little world, it’s not because we are hateful or uneducated or racist. Some like the hustle, bustle and skyline. I’ll take the calm, rolling hills and serenity. 

Straight to heaven?/ Responsibility for grandchildren

January 24, 2018
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner

Father Doyle fields questions about going to heaven and the responsibility for taking care of the faith of grandchildren.

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