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.
The family’s call to change — and sway June 20, 2024By Laura Kelly Fanucci OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life To sway is to move to meet the needs of others. Isn’t this the heart of family life?
Question Corner: Why does the Catholic Church oppose contraception? June 20, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner The church teaches that deliberately and purposefully seeking to separate the procreative and unitive aspects of the marital act is intrinsically wrong.
Peter, Paul and the messiness of Christian discipleship June 19, 2024By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary As Catholics, it’s important for us to remember that God sees our sin and brokenness.
A eucharistic word: grace June 19, 2024By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments The mysterious workings of grace in our lives — or even what grace is — were fodder for interesting conversations between this father and his then-almost-7-year-old.
‘The Bridge is love’ June 19, 2024By Carole Norris Greene Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Bridge Collapse, Commentary Only God knows precisely why things happen. For our part, we will always have the privilege of offering comfort to those who grieve great losses and even livelihoods.
