The day my nephew moved into my alma mater August 23, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window When my nephew was looking at colleges last year, he decided to apply to my alma mater, Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. For some reason, I didn’t think it was likely he would go. But F&M offered him a spot in the Class of 2027—and he said yes! As the weeks of summer […]
“Holy Women, Holy Lives”: Nominations open for the Maryland Catholic Woman of the Year August 23, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window You may know a woman who demonstrates spirituality, leadership, and service to Christ, His Church, and society. You have the opportunity to nominate her for this award.
Question Corner: prayer’s validity and whether priests can make mistakes August 22, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner God is indeed present always and everywhere, and he loves us unconditionally no matter where we are. It’s not as though God is somehow absent from us unless (or until) we say a certain prayer.
A bishop’s challenge to ‘We used to be Catholics…’ August 21, 2023By Bishop Gerard W. Battersby OSV News Filed Under: Commentary What so many have lost is a broad vision and narrative for all humanity; what they’ve lost is faith in Jesus Christ and confidence in his Father’s plan.
Praying for a baby on the way August 16, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized Praying the Rosary on your own is a beautiful experience. But praying the Rosary in a group setting, gathered around a mother-to-be, knowing a new little life is growing inside her, is extraordinarily powerful.
The street named ‘Abundance’ still speaks to Catholic Education August 15, 2023By Peter Finney Jr. OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Schools Parents who sacrifice to send their children to Catholic school are practicing divine abundance, giving even when the giving hurts because there is a child at stake.
Clergy and laity: Both could have been more courageous during COVID-19 August 9, 2023By Jason Shanks OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus It is not every day that you see a cardinal publicly do an after-action review on what we got right, and what we could improve upon.
30 years later, ‘Veritatis Splendor’ remains a forceful guide to living a moral life August 8, 2023By Matthew Dugandzic OSV News Filed Under: Commentary If the moral life is one lived in love, then its rules seem less like burdens placed upon one’s shoulders and more like guideposts that illuminate the boundaries of the straight and narrow path of holiness.
Question Corner: Post-COVID, why can’t we use intinction rather than the communal cup? August 8, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner The Unites States Conference of Catholic Bishops specifically allows for the possibility of intinction in its document “Norms for the Distribution and Reception of Holy Communion under Both Kinds in the Dioceses of the United States of America.”
Transfiguration moments for parents August 6, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window On the Feast of Transfiguration, I’ve been reflecting on the transfiguration moments in my own life, when I look at our children and see God at work within them.
‘Veritatis Splendor’ at 30: Four essential truths taught by St. John Paul II August 5, 2023By Carl E. Olson OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Feature Aug. 6 marks the 30th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s encyclical “Veritatis Splendor” (“The Splendor of Truth”).
My First Real Job August 4, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window As a recent college graduate, I was excited and nervous, and maybe even scared to move to a new place where I didn’t know anyone. But I wanted to give journalism a try, and I couldn’t wait to get started.
