What my father taught me from his deathbed about fatherhood, faith and forgiveness May 25, 2021By Matt Palmer Catholic News Service Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Parenting Dad’s role as catechist was one he passed over for much of his life. But his final sacramental journey was one of the greatest educations I have ever received in Catholicism.
The brave love of fostering and adoption May 5, 2021By Molly Sheahan Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Marriage & Family Life, Respect Life As Catholics, we know that the family is the basic building block of society, the “domestic church,” where children find love, stability, and are nurtured to grow to their full potential.
Overcoming that empty feeling April 29, 2021By Father Eugene Hemrick Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Detachment is imperative to becoming our essential self. Its reward is joy that emanates from responding to God’s loving generosity planted in us.
The quest to be ‘somebody’ online forgets who we really are April 26, 2021By Brett Robinson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Parenting Our dignity comes from the fact that God has created us and we have a soul that is cherished by him. The fact that young people seek YouTube stardom so passionately should be a wake-up call to the church.
The grace to bloom where we’re planted April 21, 2021By Elise Italiano Ureneck Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary His life was enriched by a community that chose him, not the other way around. It took an investment of time — well more than a decade — to reap the benefits.
What will we sing in heaven? March 30, 2021By Dominican Father Vincent Ferrer Bagan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Divine Worship, Easter, Feature, Guest Commentary If we allow the graces of the cross to take away all in our lives that is not of God, we will eventually be ready to celebrate the perpetual Easter of heaven, in which we will sing “Holy, holy, holy,” and “Glory to God in the highest,” and “Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia,” without end, rejoicing with all the angels and saints in God’s presence forever.
A look at 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines — and counting! March 25, 2021By Father Ricky Manalo Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary The quincentenary that marks the introduction of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines cannot go unnoticed, given the impact and influence that Catholicism has and continues to have in the everyday lives of Filipinos.
Welcome people with Down syndrome for who they are March 21, 2021By Molly Sheahan Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Respect Life People with Down syndrome are valuable because they are people, members of the human family, cherished by God their creator.
A song for Mother Tolton March 18, 2021By Shannen Dee Williams Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Racial Justice This March, as we celebrate Women’s History Month, let us pledge to rediscover and remember the lives and labors of the Black women, like Mother Tolton, who in the face of unyielding discrimination fought to make the church in the United States truly Catholic.
It’s time for Maryland to pass the Trust Act in support of immigrants March 16, 2021By Bill McCarthy Jr. Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, Maryland General Assembly When we act to protect our immigrant neighbors through trust policies, we are also benefiting the common good.
How badly do we want to return? March 9, 2021By Greg Erlandson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary The moment is arriving when parish and diocesan staff must use all the tools available to them to create a welcoming community, giving people a reason to come back as soon as they feel safe to do so.
We need rituals to mourn March 2, 2021By Laura Kelly Fanucci Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary Theologians and liturgists praise the power of rituals at the core of our faith. Rhythms of prayer and traditions of worship orient our lives toward God and set a solid foundation in an ever-shifting world.
