The Beauty of Mass in the Gym May 28, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Our church is under renovation, so we will be celebrating Mass in other parish spaces for a while. What I’ve been surprised to discover is how much beauty I find in the liturgies held in our temporary spaces.
Exquisite pizza, the school year winding down, and a shopping day (7 Quick Takes) May 28, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window The long holiday weekend came just when we needed it. We are limping our way to the finish line with the school year, and I’m counting down on the number of lunches I still need to pack.
In honoring anti-Catholic activists, L.A. Dodgers strike out May 25, 2023By Father Patrick Briscoe Filed Under: Commentary, Sports The Dodgers should be ashamed of themselves.
10 Easy ways to grow in your faith this summer May 25, 2023By Father Connor Danstrom OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Feature This year, let summer be a season of growth for you, and use these simple practices as a way to receive the grace that will bring it about.
Question Corner: Are our intentions actually remembered at the shrines we donate to? May 24, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner While the law is strict about avoiding any semblance of commercializing Mass intentions, it’s just as strict about ensuring that the faithful’s intentions in this context are respected as a matter of basic justice.
Sabbath: A blessing we should think about accepting May 23, 2023By Bishop Robert Reed OSV News Filed Under: Commentary If we must live purposeful lives (and most of us must, to some extent), then it seems absolutely essential for us to reclaim the idea of Sabbath rest if we are to feel peaceful, well-adjusted and — dare I say it — sane.
Get to know St. Rita: A saint for impossible situations May 21, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I don’t usually ask St. Rita to intercede for me on ordinary problems. But every now and then, I come up against a problem that simply can’t be solved. I look at it from every angle and see no way through. That’s when I know that it’s time to take it to prayer—and it might […]
‘Remembering’ in Eucharist: We celebrate, we believe May 18, 2023By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist The Eucharist is an exercise in remembering — after all, we speak of the Eucharist itself as a memorial.
“What was the best day of your life?” May 17, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window The other day we were driving together as a family, talking the way you do when you’re in the car. “Mom,” one of our sons asked, “what was the best day of your life?” Wow. I couldn’t answer. How could I pick just one? There was the day my husband asked me to marry him. […]
Question Corner: On women priests and on repairing statues May 17, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner The reason why women can’t be ordained priests is because of the pattern set by Jesus himself while he walked the earth.
More than ever, we need diocesan news media May 16, 2023By Greg Erlandson OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Journalism As the church celebrates World Communications Day May 21, I would argue that developing “membership magazines” is an incomplete assessment of what the People of God need — indeed, of what the church needs.
Eucharistic heart of Mary: Tabernacle, Monstrance and Minister May 16, 2023By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist Catholics who want to grow in holiness and virtue can’t do much better than focusing on the two pillars of our spiritual treasure — the Eucharist and Mary – which anchor us as little else can.
