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Commentary

Happy new year, losers!

December 27, 2023
By Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life

In Nativity scenes all around us, we see the Holy Infant come into less than ideal circumstances and are reminded that our cause – – protection of innocent, fragile human life, the tiny infant in the womb – – remains the most pressing issue of justice and civil rights in our beloved country.

Firm foundation

December 26, 2023
By Christopher Gunty
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary

We need support poles and decking to give our faith life some structure. Those are other sacraments, including reconciliation/confession, and devotionals such as praying the rosary, the Angelus, Divine Mercy chaplet or morning and evening prayer.

No room at the inn but joy abounds

December 20, 2023
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Advent, Blog, Commentary, Open Window

When we got off the plane, we found out a snowstorm had canceled all the flights to the East Coast.

Christmas in a time of war

December 20, 2023
By George Weigel
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, The Catholic Difference

What shall we make of the burning Holy Land, during a Christmastide when we celebrate the angelic announcement of a messianic birth that marks the inbreaking of the peaceable kingdom of Isaiah 11:6-9?

Question Corner: How accurate are the Nativity scenes outside our churches?

December 20, 2023
By Jenna Marie Cooper
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner

The point of religious art and imagery is not so much to give us a perfect, historically accurate picture of events that occurred in the life of Jesus.

Whether it’s abortion or irregular blessings, ‘accompaniment’ will be messy

December 20, 2023
By Elizabeth Scalia
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary

It’s all about accompaniment, this declaration, but — both theologically and pastorally — some will doubtlessly find it confusing and yes, messy.

Did Pope Francis change Catholic teaching on gay marriage?

December 19, 2023
By Father Patrick Briscoe
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life

The new document teaches that people seeking God shouldn’t be turned away, regardless of their state of life or moral situation.

‘Come, Holy Spirit’ — A simple prayer that never fails

December 18, 2023
By Effie Caldarola
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary

The examen is not a call to review your sinfulness, like an examination of conscience, although you may find things in your day for which you are sorry. It’s often called an examination of “consciousness” because it reviews your life as you’ve lived it in the past 24 hours.

Christmas still calls

December 18, 2023
By Carole Norris Greene
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Christmas, Commentary

God will never dishonor himself by going back on this tremendous gift of free will. And when our choices cause us pain, God never stops encouraging us to “confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help” (Heb 4:16).

How to celebrate a Catholic Christmas

December 16, 2023
By Amy Welborn
OSV News
Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary

For Catholics, Dec. 25 is only the beginning of the celebration of Christmas. As others pack away the decorations, we continue to celebrate the gift of Christ, ever present for us in the Eucharist — a continual manifestation of God’s loving care for us all year long.

Defining immigration terms: Refugee, asylum-seeker and parole

December 15, 2023
By Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration

The migration phenomenon is not easy to understand, but understanding it is not as important as our concern for those who seek protection for their families, especially for the many children involved in these migrant situations.

Putting faith into action

December 14, 2023
By Archbishop William E. Lori
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, From the Archbishop

The family of the Church responded to them by striving to carry out the mission that Jesus entrusted to us.

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