Ash Wednesday’s significance February 13, 2024By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent when we go to that early Mass on Ash Wednesday morning and receive the blessed ashes on our forehead, we are repeating a somber, pious act that Catholics have been undergoing for over 1,500 years.
Fasting and abstinence: More than laws of the church February 13, 2024By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent As the penitential season of Lent begins, we Catholics, like Christians everywhere, prepare to commemorate the passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Remembering our Valentine’s Day proposal February 12, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window I knew he had the ring. I knew he was going to propose that night.
Fanny Montpensier was known for devotion to community, good works February 12, 2024By Dr. Tricia T. Pyne Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Commentary, Racial Justice In honor of Black History Month, we are privileged to share with the story of Fanny Montpensier (1794-1880), a free woman of color and a member of Baltimore’s Haitian refugee community. Fanny’s name might not be familiar today, but while she was alive she was well-known in her community for her devotion, her good works, and a passion to share her faith with others.
Lent provides spiritual spring training February 12, 2024By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Lent I’d like to offer another view of Lent: it is a time to ensure that our spiritual life is in top-notch coordination.
Let God choose your Lent February 8, 2024By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent Lent can feel a lot like a competition, a 40-day spiritual marathon with winners and losers.
Three life lessons from Ursula the Sea Witch’s bold voice February 8, 2024By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary I felt like Pat Carroll was leaving one last gift to the world — offering real wisdom from someone who had gone ahead and made her choices, and in ways that remained true to her own vision and her own voice.
Lent with ‘The Chosen’ February 8, 2024By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent, Movie & Television Reviews “The Chosen” provides much inspiration that could kick start your Lenten reflection on how God might be inviting you to metanoia, or conversion, during this penitential season.
What is real love? February 7, 2024By Monsignor Daniel B. Gallagher OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life We seldom stop to reflect on the difference between loving our ice cream, loving our pets, loving our families and loving our God.
Does watching a televised Mass provide spiritual nourishment? February 7, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner A true fully, conscious and active participation in the Mass is understood to require our literal, physical presence at the liturgy. Because of this, watching Mass on a screen would not fulfill the Sunday obligation.
Ash Wednesday is way more important than Valentine’s Day, silly February 7, 2024By Simcha Fisher OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent There is a flurry of consternation about how we are supposed to celebrate Valentine’s Day without letting it overshadow the beginning of Lent.
How Toby Keith’s Music and Faith Inspired Me February 6, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized When I saw that Toby Keith had passed away at 62, I was stunned. Somehow it didn’t seem possible. I’m a country music fan, and his music was part of the soundtrack running in the background of my life. I remember listening to his music with my sister Treasa during the ’90s when he was […]
