When our children leave the faith September 9, 2021By Greg Erlandson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary The real enemy of the faith in our age is indifference. Combatting this enemy may be the biggest challenge facing our parishes, and our families, today.
I found the treasure in a field August 30, 2021By Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P. Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Seniors If you want to make a difference in the world, if you want to do something truly counter-cultural and if you want to find fulfillment, cherish the elderly.
Marriage rooted in friendship and virtue August 27, 2021By Father Eugene Hemrick Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Marriage & Family Life St. Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle viewed marriage as friendship, and Cicero defined friendship as “mutual harmony in affairs human and divine coupled with benevolence and clarity.”
College is an adventure: Three ways to keep your faith August 25, 2021By Nicholas Grevas Catholic News Service Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Colleges, Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary The students who do these three things become better people after the journey’s end and are equipped for whatever life throws at them.
Eucharistic renewal is already an ongoing movement August 11, 2021By Hosffman Ospino Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist, Guest Commentary Theologians are perhaps the best-prepared body of Catholics with the training and skills to analyze the complexity of the questions about the Eucharist that shape our Catholic imagination today.
Appreciation: Len Strom a joy-filled man of integrity July 29, 2021By Bishop Denis J. Madden Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary Bishop Denis Madden reflects on the life and faith of Len Strom, a former executive director of human resources for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
How to answer kids when prayers go unanswered July 29, 2021By Laura Kelly Fanucci Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Parenting As caregivers, we are not meant to put children in a bubble to protect them from life’s bruises or faith’s struggles. We are called to help them grow in their relationship with God.
A call to give the elderly the care and attention they deserve July 24, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Seniors As the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, July 25, marks the perfect opportunity to reach out to the aging individuals in your life in a special way that reassures them of your love and care.
The weight of carrying a regret July 1, 2021By Father Eugene Hemrick Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Regrets also possess a positive side, they humble us, teaching us that we are not the strong person we desire to be. They are reminders of how easy it is to commit undesirable acts that cause us to weep.
The saving gift of fatherhood June 17, 2021By Timothy P. O'Malley Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Uncategorized I expected fatherhood to change the routines of my life. Everyone told me it would. Goodbye, sleep. Hello, collapsing in exhaustion at 8 p.m. What I did not suppose was the way fatherhood would be an occasion for conversion.
Seven surprising places to find God this summer June 9, 2021By Laura Kelly Fanucci Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Environment, Feature, Guest Commentary Here are seven places you might delight to encounter God with your family this summer.
Going buggy with Brood X June 1, 2021By Greg Erlandson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Environment, Feature, Guest Commentary Brood X is to the normal summer cicada what King Kong is to Tarzan’s Cheeta: something else entirely.
