The Harvest is Abundant July 10, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Summer is a time of abundance. This season is overflowing with possibility. There is a richness and a joy to summer that I cherish, even on the hottest days when everyone around me is complaining about heat and humidity.
Question Corner: Why would Jesus curse a fig tree that was out of season for not producing fruit? July 10, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner I don’t think it would be wrong to see this episode as one more illustration of Jesus’ humanity — i.e., Jesus was hungry and then disappointed at the lack of figs.
A fishy lesson July 9, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church Whatever life is bringing you these days, no matter how difficult, I hope you will know and experience God’s presence in your life.
Aroused consciences changing history July 4, 2024By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference John Paul’s revolution of conscience began when he restored to the Polish people the truth about their history and culture, which Poland’s communist regime had both distorted and suppressed since 1945.
Here comes a saint who gives parents hope July 3, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Saints Carlo shows us that you can live for God even in this modern era. He reminds us that you can become a saint without founding a religious order or dying as a martyr or doing something that seems remarkable and significant. You can become a saint by living the life God invites you to live.
Question Corner: What does ‘Ordinary Time’ mean in the church’s calendar? July 3, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner The first few weeks of Ordinary Time occur during the winter, until it is interrupted by Lent and the Easter season. After the Easter season closes with Pentecost, Ordinary Time resumes and carries on through late spring until early winter with the beginning of Advent.
Is our faith for real? July 2, 2024By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, From the Archbishop It’s no secret that in recent years many Catholics have absented themselves from the Eucharist and there are many reasons for this. But none of these reasons outweighs the depth, the beauty and the reality of Christ’s Presence and his power to change our lives by his transformative love.
‘We’re all mad, here!’: ‘Diabolical disorientation’ and the church July 1, 2024By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary We are left to ponder the notion of “diabolical disorientation” while being forced to remind church leaders that art — even the greatest works of artistic expression — can never be more important than people.
Taller Every Day June 25, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I don’t know all that our children will grow to be. I can’t guess what they will encounter in life. I don’t know everything they will achieve.
How to celebrate Sunday as a Catholic June 24, 2024By Lorene Hanley Duquin OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments What implications does our round-the-clock world have on our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being?
Surrendering your own will is the greatest gift you can give June 21, 2024By Gretchen R. Crowe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life Parents around the world make sacrifices for their children every second of every day.
Birds of a Feather: A Finch Update June 20, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window This week we marked four years as finch owners, and I am struck by how much has changed for our family over that time.
