Grief and Protest June 16, 2020By Beth L. Hewett Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Racial Justice Grief is absolutely essential to being human, to being fully alive. When we cannot experience, own and befriend our grief, we cannot sustain our hearts.
Pentecost: Rest In Power June 1, 2020By Deacon Evan Ponton Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary The Church, in the powerful peace and peaceful power of the Spirit, will get her public witness back when she finds her way again like the first disciples to breathe deep and speak fire.
The incredible faith and strength of the maid of Orleans — St. Joan of Arc May 26, 2020By Effie Caldarola Filed Under: Commentary, For the Journey, Guest Commentary Hundreds of years later, she inspires more questions than nearly any saint in history.
Wake up May 11, 2020By Edward Herrera Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary Now more than ever, we must deepen the relationships around us, which afford us an opportunity to encounter God anew.
A new mom’s glimpse of the Father’s heart May 7, 2020By Connie Poulos Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Video Every step, every milestone, no matter how small, is such a joy because I know what it took for my son to get there. Every smile and every hug are a gift, and I’m keenly aware of this since it did not come naturally at first.
Five years after Laudato Si, and 50 after the first Earth Day April 21, 2020By Doug DeMeo Filed Under: Commentary, Environment, Guest Commentary Let this five years’ marking of Laudato Si and 50 years’ celebration of Earth Day impel our desires to know and accept our sacred place like never before.
The legacy of St. John Paul II’s encyclical ‘Evangelium Vitae’ at 25 April 17, 2020By Elise Italiano Ureneck Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Respect Life A culture of life is always within reach and is built one moment and decision at a time.
Sense of smell April 16, 2020By John Garvey Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary, Intellect and Virtue John Garvey reflects on not having his sense of smell.
Lessons from the novel ‘The Plague’ April 14, 2020By Father Eugene Hemrick Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary When overcome with fear, do we pray to a merciful God or see God’s wrath punishing us?
A response to ‘We are an Easter people’ April 9, 2020By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary It is irresponsible to assert that we know enough about the virus to encourage, in good conscience, the sorts of decisions that could very well end up becoming matters of life and death.
From disaster, an Easter people rise April 9, 2020By Carolyn Woo Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary This plague has opened our hearts and minds to questions that we should have been asking all along: What is most important to us? Do we love well? What can we count on?
Grief and loss in the time of COVID-19 April 1, 2020By Father Lawrence Johnson Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary Grief is an unwelcome but inevitable presence in our lives. And we will live through it.
