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Guest Commentary

Up and down the mountain this Lent

February 23, 2023
By Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P.
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?

January 17, 2023
By Cecilia Flores
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

January 16, 2023
By Jenna Marie Cooper
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

January 9, 2023
By Jenna Marie Cooper
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

January 5, 2023
By Gretchen R. Crowe
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

January 4, 2023
By George Weigel
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?

January 3, 2023
By Jenna Marie Cooper
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

December 29, 2022
By Greg Erlandson
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

December 22, 2022
By 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.

Catholic Review photographer enjoys 100-year-old cookie recipe

December 13, 2022
By 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.

A new Thanksgiving meaning

November 15, 2022
By Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P.
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.

Catholic education needed now more than ever

November 9, 2022
By Guest Columnist
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Schools

This week we are celebrating Discover Catholic Schools Week, which is a time to spread the word about the substantial benefits and meaningful opportunities a Catholic education can deliver for students and their families.

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