Lights in the sky a cherished Christmas memory December 22, 2022By Mitzy Deras Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary Enjoying snow and hot chocolate is a cozy way to spend Christmas, but watching the sky light up in celebration of the birth of Christ is just as magical.
Pierogi factory: Catholic Review managing editor relishes Polish Christmas traditions December 20, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, Feature, The Narthex Using a cherished family recipe handed down from ancestors from Poland, Catholic Review Managing Editor George Matysek Jr. and his wife, Treasa, spend the wee hours before Christmas making, kneading and rolling out dough and then dropping homemade potato-and-cheese filling into each carefully crafted circle.
When the end of Advent is a scramble to the finish December 18, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window In these final days of Advent, I am way behind on my preparation for Christmas.
Memorial is reminder of ‘suffering, struggle, loss’ of community’s children December 15, 2022By Father Matthew Gworek Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Gun Violence With woodland walks and natural ponds embracing a circular granite basin carefully etched with the names of those who perished that day in 2012, the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial offers a simple beauty.
Like St. Francis, we can learn from the poor December 15, 2022By Mary Marrocco Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Saints It’s a sign of St. Francis’ holiness that his fame draws people to the cross from which Christ receives and gazes on all who come.
Finding our way through the darkness December 13, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window At this time of year, alarm clocks seem to go off during the middle of the night. But we have to get up and get the day started, even when it looks like midnight outside. So, I climb out of bed and make sure my high schooler is awake. I ask him what he wants […]
Catholic Review photographer enjoys 100-year-old cookie recipe December 13, 2022By Kevin J. Parks Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Recipes Using a 100-year-old recipe handed down by her maternal great grandmother, Sue Parks continues a family tradition started decades ago that makes Christmases extra special.
Appreciate the larger picture that is God December 7, 2022By Effie Caldarola Catholic News Service Filed Under: Advent, Commentary Perhaps intentionally turning away a bit this Advent from our technological dependence would help us appreciate the larger picture that is God in history and in our lives.
Books for Christmas – 2022 December 7, 2022By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Books, Commentary, The Catholic Difference A look at a few books that would make good Christmas gifts for Catholics.
What to give the Lord December 6, 2022By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Christmas, Commentary, Feature, Vocations We can’t evangelize without putting ourselves out on a limb, any more than a person in sales can avoid the risk of getting turned down.
Journeying toward Christmas December 4, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window When we were waiting to adopt our older son, we had a long to-do list.
What are you waiting for? November 30, 2022By Deacon B. Curtis Turner Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Christmas, Commentary, Feature Perhaps, if we are excited enough as a faith community, someone else may get curious and that person may be drawn to Christ.
