What Jean Vanier taught us May 14, 2019By Effie Caldarola Filed Under: Commentary, For the Journey, Guest Commentary Vanier changed attitudes toward the intellectually and physically disabled in ways so deep that we can hardly comprehend it.
Did God condone aggression?/ Are deceased aware of those on earth? May 7, 2019By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about violent passages in the Old Testament and whether the deceased are award of those on earth.
Call your mother May 7, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church When you’re talking to your mother, she understands. And you can always just pick right up where you left off later.
A project worth continuing May 6, 2019By Father Joseph Breighner Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom God never gives up on us. God didn’t create us out of curiosity. God created us out of love.
Mary, Mother of the Church May 3, 2019By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary Invaluable to the Christian life is a warm and loving devotion to Mary, the Mother of God.
A question sprung from the garden May 2, 2019By Effie Caldarola Filed Under: Commentary, For the Journey, Guest Commentary We celebrate, we loudly proclaim “Alleluia,” but we also hover in that upper room, wondering what this event means for the rest of our lives. As Christians, it is the question we cannot deny or avoid. It’s the pivotal question of our entire existence.
Spring cleaning with the ‘Trash Bashers’ April 30, 2019By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary, Feature The Trash Bashers of St. Mary of the Assumption in Govans take pride in their attempts to beautify York Road.
The women who stayed April 26, 2019By Laura Kelly Fanucci Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Imagine how different the story might have been if the women had not gone to the tomb while others slept, had not discovered the body gone, had not listened to the angels or had not run to tell the stunning news of Christ’s resurrection that changed everything.
Church’s stance on Medjugorje/ Can we receive Communion? April 24, 2019By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about the Catholic Church’s position on Medjugorje and when a reconciled married couple can receive Communion.
‘Infinite sadness’ marks the loss of grand Cathedral of Notre Dame April 16, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary I’ve visited the grand cathedral a few times since the late 1990s. It is an impressive place to visit and to pray.
Upon further review April 12, 2019By Father Joseph Breighner Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom I just wanted to assure you that I am still living at the cathedral rectory. I’ve been able to keep my residence. Please pray that I’ll be able to keep my sanity!
Kittens and babies April 11, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary Some legislators – at the state and federal level – are so afraid of anything that acknowledges the humanity of an unborn child that they cannot imagine granting any kind of protection, even when it should be obvious.
