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Commentary

Synod: ‘We’re listening’

February 10, 2022
By Christopher Gunty
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary, Synodality

The synod has already begun in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, with about two dozen parishes, plus Catholic Center staff, clergy and religious, having already gone through the process, which entails a listening session immersed in prayer.

Is your parish family-friendly?

February 10, 2022
By Laura Kelly Fanucci
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Parenting

Making a parish family-friendly is a practical and spiritual undertaking. It both requires a checklist and an examination of conscience.

How Tom Brady can inspire our Lenten discipline

February 10, 2022
By Elise Italiano Ureneck
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Lent, Sports

What we choose to do for our Lenten disciplines should help us make incremental progress toward holiness.

Got it?

February 9, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Last week, a few of my colleagues were talking about a work project that just kept hitting walls—little ones, big ones, sometimes confusing ones. When we finish it, we joked, we will have to celebrate. I love marking small wins. When we finally get through it, I said, I’ll treat everyone to coffee. We managed […]

Why is cremation OK now?/ Bowing to a priest

February 9, 2022
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner

Cremation is now permitted for Catholics, so long as it is not chosen in denial of the Christian teaching on resurrection and the sacredness of the human body.

Do the next right thing

February 8, 2022
By Father Joseph Breighner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom

Do the next right thing and chances are you’ll be doing God’s will.

A roaring celebration for the Year of the Tiger (7 Quick Takes)

February 5, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

~1~ Xian nian kuai le! Gung hay fat choy! Happy New Year! The first time our family celebrated Chinese New Year was 2010 when we were new parents. That was the Year of the Tiger—the Gold Tiger. This year is the Year of the Water Tiger. It feels pretty special to be celebrating the Year […]

New Testament is full of great fishing stories

February 2, 2022
By Effie Caldarola
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Commentary, For the Journey

Fishing stories are always great. And the New Testament is full of them.

I spy an angel

February 1, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

The snowy shape was there for days before I spotted it.

Mother Mary Lange shows us the way

February 1, 2022
By Archbishop William E. Lori
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Feature

We need to be familiar with Mother Mary Lange’s story and share it with everyone, especially with young people.

Frosted Flakes, my new godson, Ann’s foot-longs, and more (7 Quick Takes)

January 29, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

~1~ The Year of the Tiger starts Tuesday, Feb. 1, and I am not sure I am ready. But don’t worry. I will be. I may have ordered a 40-inch inflatable tiger today. What will we do with it? I don’t know. But I just have a feeling that life might be a little more […]

One city’s effort to close the digital divide

January 27, 2022
By Mark Pattison
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary

In 2021, nearly one in four U.S. households did not have an internet connection, according to Reviews.org, a website that evaluates products and services for home internet connectivity.

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