Question Corner: Should a priest do a Mass intention ‘for the people of the parish’ when there are more specific intentions waiting? June 24, 2026By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner The short answer is that your priest isn’t offering Mass for the people of the parish because he personally wanted to or because he thought it was a good idea (although he probably is happy to do this and praying for the people of the parish is indeed a good idea)! Rather, he was offering this specific Mass intention because the Church’s canon law specifically requires him to do so.
Not to Burst Your Balloon June 22, 2026By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Getting someone’s attention at the balloon counter was tricky, but when I finally found an employee, I asked her to fill up six red balloons.
250 in Charity and Truth June 22, 2026By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Charity in Truth, Commentary On July 4, 2026, the United States of America will celebrate its 250th anniversary. This event will resonate in every corner of the land, but it has special significance for us in the Premier See, the Archdiocese of Baltimore. We are linked to this event both by history and by the virtue of patriotism.
Saving your news June 18, 2026By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary, Journalism The Kiplinger Program based at Ohio University in Athens each year hosts a fellowship with a different theme. This year, that was “Saving Local News,” with an emphasis on concrete solutions for community news outlets. Catholic Review editor Christopher Gunty was selected as a fellow for this year’s program.
The SSPX leadership against Scripture and Tradition June 18, 2026By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference The Holy See has declared that, if the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) proceeds with the ordination of bishops in July without a papal mandate, those involved in these illicit ordinations are automatically (latae sententiae) excommunicated – that is, excommunicated by their own acts.
A Dominican, a lawyer and a priest walk into a classroom … June 18, 2026By Jenny Kraska Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Fifty years ago, a young Dominican friar from Baltimore stepped forward to place his life into the hands of the Church. In doing so, Father D. Reginald Whitt did what every priest does at ordination: he offered not simply his talents or ambitions, but his very self. Half a century later, countless former students, colleagues, parishioners and friends can testify that the gift he offered has multiplied beyond measure.
In praise of fathers June 17, 2026By Greg Erlandson OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life There is a lot of handwringing going on about the state of manhood these days. Maybe this Father’s Day, we can focus on what’s good about men who are fathers.
Question Corner: Can a Catholic priest attend a non-Catholic wedding reception as a guest? June 16, 2026By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner “Non-Catholic wedding” is a very broad term that can refer to a number of scenarios. In some of these scenarios, there is no reason why a Catholic, even a Catholic priest or deacon, should feel the need to decline an invitation to attend as a guest. But other “non-Catholic weddings” would be more of a concern.
Little Love Messages from God June 15, 2026By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window God often has something else up his sleeve. And he likes to make sure we know that he sees us and that he’s walking right by our side.
Dream and be encouraged! Your God-given gifts are still there! June 15, 2026By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary The favors of the Lord are not exhausted, his mercies not over and done; every morning they are renewed, so great is his faithfulness (Lam 3:22-23).
Catholic sci-fi novel demonstrates the dangers of replacing faith with ideology June 11, 2026By Madelyn Reichert OSV News Filed Under: Books, Commentary Longtime fans of Karina Fabian’s “Rescue Sisters” stories will be quick to point out that the review of this month’s novel is a decade overdue. To them one can only reply that, after all, Christ gave the full day’s pay to the latecomers in his parable of the vineyard workers, and this reviewer is similarly grateful to have discovered such an excellent work of speculative fiction, even if a bit belatedly. Discovered, of course, being the operative word, as in any good work of science fiction.
Special delivery June 10, 2026By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church I know there are people who say that a child learns best when they need to deal with the consequences. But I think there are enough hard consequences in life. The lessons I want to teach my children are to respond with compassion.
