Expanding the circle of protection September 12, 2022By 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, 2022By 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, 2022By 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, 2022By 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, 2022By 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, 2022By 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?
The Catholic parish in a time of violence July 19, 2022By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Gun Violence, Respect Life, War in Ukraine We seem to be in an epidemic of mass shootings, with so many innocent people killed, leaving entire communities in deep pain.
Roe and the legacy of abortion June 27, 2022By Richard Doerflinger Catholic Review Filed Under: A More Human Society, Commentary, Guest Commentary, Respect Life Ruth did not send “Ruth Sent Us.” But she and Antonin could send us to seek common ground in helping children and their mothers.
How we live our lives on and offline June 23, 2022By Elise Italiano Ureneck Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary Even though ours is a world focused on “living our truths” and “living our authentic selves,” it has become a world of performance.
Appreciating good homilies June 20, 2022By Greg Erlandson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary Wherever two or three Catholics are gathered, at some point, there is certain to be grumbling about preaching.
Fatherhood is the ultimate trust exercise June 16, 2022By Matt Palmer Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Parenting It’s a blessing to be entrusted with children each day.
A tale of two weddings June 3, 2022By Greg Erlandson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Marriage & Family Life Opportunities for witness and evangelization are everywhere and all about us.
