We can always turn to Jesus as a friend and confidant like none other.
Jesus is waiting for you
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Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary
Guest Commentary
Up and down the mountain this Lent
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Syndicated Columnist
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Lent
Jesus’ Transfiguration is one of the most dramatic scenes in the Gospels. It is a central image of Lent, reminding us that during this season we are invited to ascend a high mountain with Jesus to live a unique spiritual experience.
Young adult Catholics have spoken. Has the church listened?
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary
Sometimes it feels like the church in the U.S. suffers from the very short attention span that we young adults are accused of having.
Question Corner: On Limbo and on silent prayer
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Question Corner
Limbo is not included in our Creeds and is never mentioned in our current Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Questions: Holy days of obligation, vegetarians in Lent
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Question Corner
It can be a beautiful practice to go to Mass on a feast that isn’t strictly obligatory simply to enter more deeply into the spirituality of our liturgical year.
What Pope Benedict XVI taught us about dying well
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Pope Benedict XVI
In his spiritual testament dated more than 16 years before his death, Pope Benedict reflected on his life, and on those whom he had encountered, with gratitude
The true Joseph Ratzinger
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Syndicated Columnist
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Pope Benedict XVI, The Catholic Difference
The Joseph Ratzinger I knew for 35 years — first as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, later as Pope Benedict XVI and then Pope Emeritus — was a brilliant, holy man who bore no resemblance to the caricature that was first created by his theological enemies and then set in media concrete.
Why confess to a priest? What if it’s been a long time?
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary
While we know for sure that sins are forgiven through the sacrament, God is of course free to extend his grace beyond even what he has promised.
A season of change, a time of hope
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary
In the darkest days of winter, we are filled with new hope, just as when we hold that new child.
Lights in the sky a cherished Christmas memory
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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.
Catholic Review photographer enjoys 100-year-old cookie recipe
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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.
A new Thanksgiving meaning
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Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary
Before we sit down to our Thanksgiving feasts let’s mark the day spiritually by attending Mass, praying the Psalms of thanksgiving (Psalms 113-118), or at the very least, pausing with loved ones to give voice to our blessings, despite our difficulties.
