Shopping and a lesson in trust June 14, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I’ve been looking for a new shirt or two, but the styles I’m finding are so unappealing. I don’t need a shirt with a zipper or things dangling off of it. It doesn’t need to have puffy sleeves or have a longer tail in the back. But I also don’t want it to be boring. […]
Question Corner: Can an “ecumenical Catholic service” satisfy our Sunday obligation? June 14, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner The short answer to your question is that anything other than a normal Catholic Mass would not fulfill one’s Sunday obligation.
‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Succession’: What makes a good dad? June 13, 2023By Greg Erlandson OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Movie & Television Reviews If “Succession” is a close examination of humanity gone bad, “Ted Lasso” is refreshingly aspirational.
A First Communion, the school year ending, and a happy potato (7 Quick Takes) June 10, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window ~1~ Two of our nieces made their First Communions this spring—one in New England and one here in Baltimore. We missed the one in New England, but I managed to get to the Mass in Baltimore where our niece received Jesus in the Eucharist for the first time. It was wonderful to be with her […]
Alternatives to perilous migration journeys from Latin America June 8, 2023By Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration A long-term and sustainable structural response is badly needed to manage migration in our hemisphere.
Question Corner: Is incorrupt Sister Wilhelmina possibly a saint? June 6, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints In the canonization process, the state of the person’s mortal remains is of minimal relevance.
The day a tractor-trailer hit my van June 4, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized The driver had been driving a tractor-trailer. He was trying to turn into a parking lot across the street to make a delivery when the flatbed ripped into the side of our van.
Never stop learning June 4, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary, Journalism We hope the Catholic media personnel who come to Charm City this month will find the support they need to continue this important work.
Last week, I got to just be Mom June 3, 2023By Gretchen R. Crowe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary God has a way of providing, reminding us to trust in his plan and find joy in all things.
Farewell and thank you June 2, 2023By Father Joseph Breighner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom And I will let that be my last word: If people can accept that no one is left out of God’s love, then I will be pleased.
In June, let your garden honor the hearts of Jesus and Mary June 1, 2023By Margaret Rose Realy OSV News Filed Under: Commentary There are many beautiful ways to commemorate the Sacred Heart of Jesus in a garden.
Question Corner: Must I make my confession at the altar, as my pastor asks? May 30, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner You are not required to make your own confession out in the open. You can always ask your priest to hear your confession in a more discreet place.