Guest Commentary

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.

There’s a better way to respond to immigration

September 22, 2022
By Father Eugene Hemrick
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Immigration and Migration

Protecting the body and soul of immigrants and especially their religious faith is still the best means for overcoming daunting hurdles.

Christ’s way will bring us to truth

September 15, 2022
By Mary Marrocco
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary

Jesus shows us we’re like lamps, meant to be lighted, to be seen, and to help others see the light.

Expanding the circle of protection

September 12, 2022
By Greg Erlandson
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Respect Life

Some Catholics may oppose the death penalty but are just fine with abortion, while others proudly declare that life is sacred but support the warehousing and execution of prisoners.

Busing migrants to states another reminder reform is ‘long overdue’

September 2, 2022
By Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Immigration and Migration

Governors are using migrants and refugees as tools to try to punish political leaders and jurisdictions for their more supportive positions on migrants and asylum-seekers.

The real power of the rosary

August 31, 2022
By Effie Caldarola
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, For the Journey, Guest Commentary

The Rosary offers the moral power of Jesus who showed us a God who was love, and offered a peace that the world cannot give.

Longing for a normal school year

August 24, 2022
By Katie Prejean McGrady
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Schools

And so, here we are in 2022, a fourth “first day” for our 5-year-old, launching into kindergarten with hopes, dreams and expectations of “normalcy” resting on her little outer space backpack laden shoulders.

‘Do not worry about tomorrow’

August 16, 2022
By Effie Caldarola
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, For the Journey, Guest Commentary, Marriage & Family Life

Jesus is speaking to our human tendency to worry, sometimes ceaselessly, about tomorrow, about yesterday, about the far-off future and the long-dead past. Regrets can nag us from one direction, fear from the other.

Where is God on your family’s calendar?

July 26, 2022
By Laura Kelly Fanucci
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Marriage & Family Life

If someone found your planner on the bus or a stranger glanced at your calendar on the wall or a hacker gained access to your phone’s events, would they see any sign you were a Catholic?