‘How is your relationship with God?’ July 27, 2017By Kevin J. Parks Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Kevin Parks, the Catholic Review’s visual journalist, shares how his harrowing battle with a brain tumor helped put faith and prayer even more in focus.
Military action against the Islamic State group?/ Protestant church once a year July 25, 2017By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle address questions about military action against the Islamic State group and attending a Protestant church once a year.
Celebrating honors for the Catholic Review July 24, 2017By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary The Catholic Review picked up 32 awards combined from the Associated Church Press, the Catholic Press Association of the U.S. and Canada, and the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association.
Who speaks for Charlie Gard? July 20, 2017By Richard Doerflinger Filed Under: A More Human Society, Commentary We are morally obliged to accept treatment that offers benefit without entailing greater burdens. Catholic tradition does not teach a “vitalism” insisting that everything possible must always be done to prolong life.
A word about a word July 19, 2017By Dorothy Tabeling Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Last May, I earned a master’s degree in theology from St. Mary’s Ecumenical Institute in Roland Park. It was a new field of study for me, and I admit that I wasn’t really clear on the meaning of “theology” when I embarked on this endeavor. What kind of things would I be studying? Would all […]
A Mass confusion July 17, 2017By Greg Erlandson Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments With organ, guitar, drums or silence, it is our unity with the Lord that should be the pulse we quicken to.
Question Corner: Images of Mary/ Attend daughter’s wedding? July 6, 2017By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle answers questions about images of Mary and attending the wedding of a child who doesn’t want to get married in the Catholic Church.
Conversation and a cup of tea July 3, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church When I mention my sister’s baby girl, her eyes light up with pleasure. A few minutes later when she asks about my sister, she is surprised – and ecstatic – to hear that she has a baby.
A painful, necessary reminder July 3, 2017By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, From the Archbishop While “The Keepers” does not accurately reflect the actions of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, it does highlight what is most important to me for the victims of Joseph Maskell and that is their own personal healing.
A Bride and Groom; The Bride and The Groom June 29, 2017By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life, Word on Fire It is a peculiarity of Catholic theology that a couple exchanging vows at their wedding Mass do not so much receive a sacrament as they become a sacrament.
Love over hate June 26, 2017By Father Joseph Breighner Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom Evangelization doesn’t simply mean getting someone to join our faith or our church. Evangelization is helping people to have such a relationship with Jesus that love becomes the heart of our lives.
Amen: Graduates introduced to greatness at Seton Keough June 22, 2017By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Amen, Commentary While Seton Keough has closed, Benton, Graves and Dambita – as well as their classmates and underclassmen – will keep the school’s spirit alive.
