End of Christmas season?/ Distributing to extraordinary ministers? January 15, 2020By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Kenneth Doyle fields questions about the liturgical end of the Christmas season and rubrics involving extraordinary ministers of holy Communion.
Sibling revelry January 6, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Amen, Amen McMullen Commentary, Commentary, Local News Paul McMullen remembers a 2019 that celebrated his siblings.
Sense of worth January 5, 2020By Father Joseph Breighner Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom In lieu of resolutions, may I suggest we learn a formula: “The more inadequate we feel, the more anxious we will feel, and the more hostile we will behave.”
Another family to celebrate January 4, 2020By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary I’ve been asked many times if I have inherited their good genes. I don’t know about that. I do know that mom and dad have given me an even more precious inheritance – the gift of life, the gift of faith and the gift of good example.
The One Pope January 3, 2020By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire I would have been happy to watch four hours of a film that was as honest and insightful about Joseph Ratzinger as it was about Jorge Mario Bergoglio.
Journey to the light January 3, 2020By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary We don’t stop celebrating his birth just because the stores take down decorations and end the sales. We find the light in the manger and we trek to the Lord with all who seek him.
Embrace all the New Year brings December 31, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church We can’t know what lies ahead. As much as we might not like uncertainty, there’s also a gift in not knowing what the future holds.
Work assignment on Sunday/ Mass card for non-Catholic wedding ceremony? December 30, 2019By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions on work assignment on Sunday and giving a Mass card to a couple married in a non-Catholic ceremony.
Christmas, freedom and obedience December 25, 2019By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference The Christmas story is a lengthy meditation on a counterintuitive but essential truth: true freedom, genuine liberation, comes through freely chosen obedience to God’s purposes.
The well-fought fight December 18, 2019By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference Alas, like many other hymns, “For All the Saints” is an endangered species today, gutted by parish music directors and pastors who commit the grave sin of not singing a hymn in its entirety — or worse, who bowdlerize the lyrics to coddle the sensibilities of the Church of Nice.
Letter to a failing heroin addict December 16, 2019By Timothy A. McCarthy Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary In 40 years of working with the addicted, I have learned that these negative behaviors block the positive power of grace.
Finding patience in Advent December 15, 2019By Father J. Collin Poston Filed Under: Advent, Commentary, Dust and Dewfall When we complain about another, we often take a position of judgment. Yet only God is the ultimate judge, our Christ.
