We need to have the open arms of Christ August 15, 2019By Patrick Sprankle Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary We need to be a better nation, too, and, with arms open like Jesus on the cross, be there to offer hope and healing and hospitality to our neighbors, our family in need.
One cheer for George Will’s ‘The Conservative Sensibility’ August 7, 2019By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire Will gets some important things right, but he gets some even more basic things quite wrong.
Did Apollo 11 mission make Archbishop Borders bishop of the moon? July 16, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary In 1969 he led the Diocese of Orlando, which included the launching pad for the historic Apollo 11 mission.
‘One small step’ 50 years ago advanced human knowledge July 15, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary, Feature Fifty years after men first walked on the moon, humans continue to seek something beyond us.
Holy days of obligation/Catholic-Jewish wedding July 10, 2019By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Regarding the feast of the Ascension, in most of the United States that celebration has been transferred to the following Sunday.
‘Yesterday,’ today and forever June 26, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary The Good News that Jesus brought us is timeless – more timeless even than musical classics such as “Yesterday” or “The Long and Winding Road.”
New book highlights 12 historic homilies delivered in times of crisis June 24, 2019By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Books, Commentary, The Narthex Spanning a time frame from the fourth century to the present, the carefully-selected works show how some of the Church’s greatest clergymen applied the word of God and the teachings of the Church to moments of crisis.
Seeking correction on Virgin Mary; Church change on death penalty? June 19, 2019By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle answers queries about the Blessed Virgin Mary and the position of the Catholic Church against the use of the death penalty.
The USCCB Meeting, Jordan Peterson, and the “Nones” June 18, 2019By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire What is particularly sad to me is that the commentariat, especially in regard to religion, has become so polarized and ideologically driven that the most elementary distinctions aren’t made and the most broad-brush analyses are commonplace.
Spell it out June 18, 2019By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Commentary, Unconditional A young super-speller tells his story.
A dad at heart June 13, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary No, my father wasn’t famous, but he was my dad. He passed away in 2003. And just like Kelly Conway said of her father, my siblings and I would say, “We knew he would have to leave us someday, but that day came too soon.”
When less – or different – is more June 11, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church As the first blossoms of spring transition into the vibrant greens of early summer, may we be open to the opportunities that lie ahead, recognizing that each of us can contribute to our family, our community, and our world in different ways at different moments.
