Judas and his fate/ Divorce and friendship October 11, 2018By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Kenneth Doyle fields questions about suicide and divorce and friendship.
Learning from our stumbles October 5, 2018By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary It’s time now for those of us in the church to funnel our anger and frustration into helping the victims and the church to heal. The church may have stumbled and fallen along the way when it comes to protecting children and vulnerable adults. God willing, we have learned from our falls and our failures.
Teach your parents October 4, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Amen, Amen McMullen Commentary, Commentary, Local News, Schools Paul McMullen finds boundless inspiration from young people.
One thing leading to another October 2, 2018By Father Eugene Hemrick Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Bigmindedness looks at the connection between present concerns and future consequences, reminding us that one thing leads to another and to take seriously what that other might be.
What I heard this summer September 27, 2018By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary I will report back to you what I’ve heard and how these heartfelt comments, no matter how hard they are to hear at times, will help to shape necessary reforms in our local Church and how they will inform my own contributions to the urgent conversations that are happening at higher levels of our Church.
Oktoberfest carries new meaning September 27, 2018By Kevin J. Parks Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary A visit with his aunt leads Catholic Review visual journalist Kevin J. Parks to discover more about his German heritage.
Hoops for Haiti September 26, 2018By Loyola Blakefield Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Missions Students from Loyola Blakefield in Towson recently participated in a mission trip to Haiti, where 80 percent of the population lives below the poverty level.
The way forward in an age of attention deficit September 25, 2018By Brett Robinson Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Each new media technology has given the church new channels for sharing the joy of the Gospel, but the story has not always gotten through.
Praying with children September 20, 2018By John Garvey Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Intellect and Virtue The faith of the world’s young people is precisely what the present crisis is destroying. It will not be enough, though it is certainly necessary, for the church to root out the evil in her midst and bring about some semblance of justice.
Tintoretto and the Reform of the Church September 18, 2018By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire Tintoretto sheds considerable light on this issue of Apostolic weakness and strength in the very manner in which he has arranged the figures in his composition
Good and bad ideas on church reform September 13, 2018By Richard Doerflinger Filed Under: A More Human Society, Commentary Charges against former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, and those who allegedly covered up his abuses and advanced him to an advisory role at the Vatican, must be investigated and proved or disproved.
Sweden’s Catholic past and future September 11, 2018By Greg Erlandson Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary For the past 500 years, Catholicism has made little impression on Sweden. Yet perhaps even now in this ardently secular country, there are small signs of change.