An inward pilgrimage with Mary May 14, 2020By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary May we indeed persevere, in this and in every time of trial, so that one day we may reign with Christ in the presence of Mary Our Queen.
Discipleship – There’s an app for that! May 14, 2020By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Diamonds in the Rough Rather than connecting some pop culture offering of this moment, I want to promote The Chosen because I want to promote Jesus and discipleship.
The one who loved us first May 12, 2020By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church God is love. He loved us first – and loves us forever. He knows us best, seeing deep within us to all we are and all we can be. He sees us and loves us fully. He holds us – and the past, present and future – in his hands.
Wake up May 11, 2020By Edward Herrera Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary Now more than ever, we must deepen the relationships around us, which afford us an opportunity to encounter God anew.
A new mom’s glimpse of the Father’s heart May 7, 2020By Connie Poulos Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Video Every step, every milestone, no matter how small, is such a joy because I know what it took for my son to get there. Every smile and every hug are a gift, and I’m keenly aware of this since it did not come naturally at first.
Counting blessings this Mother’s Day May 7, 2020By Elizabeth Lowe Filed Under: Amen, Commentary, Coronavirus Mother’s Day is bound to be memorable, but not because of the global pandemic we’re all enduring. Rather, because of the immense gift that I have been given in our beautiful, healthy daughter.
Rediscovering baptism in plague time May 3, 2020By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference Let me urge you again: make this time of plague and quarantine the occasion to dig the “Catholic paper” out of your records, find your baptismal certificate, and learn the date of your baptism. And then, with appropriate celebration, ponder just what happened to you that day.
The quarantine’s three lessons about the Church May 1, 2020By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Word on Fire So Catholics, don’t get discouraged. Rather, use this time of deprivation and abstention to awaken a deeper love for the Church in its Eucharistic, symbiotic, and incarnational distinctiveness.
Did Jesus have to die for our sins?/ Waiting for the right partner April 23, 2020By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions on why Jesus died for our sins and waiting for the right marriage partner.
Five years after Laudato Si, and 50 after the first Earth Day April 21, 2020By Doug DeMeo Filed Under: Commentary, Environment, Guest Commentary Let this five years’ marking of Laudato Si and 50 years’ celebration of Earth Day impel our desires to know and accept our sacred place like never before.
The legacy of St. John Paul II’s encyclical ‘Evangelium Vitae’ at 25 April 17, 2020By Elise Italiano Ureneck Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Respect Life A culture of life is always within reach and is built one moment and decision at a time.
Sense of smell April 16, 2020By John Garvey Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary, Intellect and Virtue John Garvey reflects on not having his sense of smell.
