All Saints’ Day: History and traditions October 31, 2020By Paul Senz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Saints The author of the Letter to the Hebrews wrote, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter […]
Autumn: Patience and promise amid the change October 28, 2020By Mike Nelson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary For me, patience and promise summarize the season of autumn, the term I prefer to fall, since it connotes a year’s “passing” rather than its “decline.” It’s a season I have long regarded with both joy and sadness.
Woe to those who gossip September 23, 2020By Elise Italiano Ureneck Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Gossip may be shared between two people, let’s say by a tweet and reply or a Facebook post on another person’s wall, but it is shared with the knowledge that both parties’ followers will see it. What is most pernicious is that it’s often shared not in spite of that knowledge but because of it.
In difficult times, hope sustains us September 10, 2020By Father Richard Malloy, S.J. Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary Hope is the courageous work of waiting for the solution, for things to get better.
New life in Catholic education September 9, 2020By Carolyn Woo Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary The dogged efforts to hold on to or retrofit legacy models failed to halt the large-scale exit of about half of Catholic schools since the ’60s. Nevertheless, in the past two decades, with urgency and many people stepping up, new approaches and mindsets have burst with boldness and vigor.
Where do we go from here? Look inward August 28, 2020By Carole Norris Greene Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Commentary, Guest Commentary, Racial Justice The church is in a unique position to offer forums for frank discussions of race and where we go from here.
‘Moby-Dick’ and the online search for identity August 24, 2020By Brett Robinson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Uncategorized A million comments and tweets appear every second seeking attention, a kindred spirit, a witness. Each communique from the keyboard of users worldwide is one more shout into the abyss waiting for an echo of acknowledgment.
Grievance and Civil Rights August 5, 2020By John Walsh Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Racial Justice We must reset our bearings as a nation so that our collective future is not just whatever happens next but a conscious pursuit of our national credo: one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Learning to love as God loves July 26, 2020By Father Ed Dougherty, M.M. Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Light One Candle The greater people’s faults, the more difficult it becomes to see the good in them, which is why we must practice this skill in little ways with all those we encounter.
An experience with racial injustice July 15, 2020By Moises Sandoval Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Racial Justice “Since I am doing your work as well as mine and know everything about the accounting system, why can’t I be his boss?”
Cops and Padres June 22, 2020By John Garvey Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Intellect and Virtue, Racial Justice There’s a phrase in Juvenal’s “Satires” that might be translated as “Who will guard the guardians?” That’s the right question to ask for both police racism and clergy abuse.
People call me ‘Father,’ but I don’t have kids June 18, 2020By Father Richard Malloy, S.J. Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary The older I get, the more in awe I am of the witness and self-sacrificial love parents have for their children.
