A prayer for Father Joe Breighner July 14, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, The Narthex How do you come up with thousands of column ideas over the course of half a century even as you are devoting your life to so many other ministries – including an immensely popular radio show that reached audiences across the country?
Pierogi factory: Catholic Review managing editor relishes Polish Christmas traditions December 20, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, Feature, The Narthex Using a cherished family recipe handed down from ancestors from Poland, Catholic Review Managing Editor George Matysek Jr. and his wife, Treasa, spend the wee hours before Christmas making, kneading and rolling out dough and then dropping homemade potato-and-cheese filling into each carefully crafted circle.
‘Petook: The Rooster Who Met Jesus’ makes Easter story accessible for children April 1, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Easter, Feature, The Narthex Parents looking to introduce their children to the Easter story in a loving, gentle way have a great resource in “Petook: The Rooster Who Met Jesus.”
Great Christmas carols you may not have heard December 24, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Arts & Culture, Christmas, Commentary, Feature, The Narthex George Matysek picks some of his favorite Christmas carols you may never have heard.
Remembering Father Hull June 4, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Coronavirus, The Narthex Father Hull was an immense storehouse of knowledge and sharp as a tack even as he pushed 100.
‘God’s perfect plan’ March 30, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Coronavirus, The Narthex “We all cried big, floppy tears and sang with broken voices to try and tell him how much he was adored,” Jordan Tippett said.
New book highlights 12 historic homilies delivered in times of crisis June 24, 2019By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Books, Commentary, The Narthex Spanning a time frame from the fourth century to the present, the carefully-selected works show how some of the Church’s greatest clergymen applied the word of God and the teachings of the Church to moments of crisis.
Remembering a Baltimore priest’s ordeal at Dachau April 29, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Feature, The Narthex The Polish priest told the Review that the wood strips in the windows separating the glass panes at Dachau seemed like crosses. Every time he looked out a window, he was reminded of the sign of redemption.
My moo-ving experience with some cows April 25, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Blog, The Narthex Has your car ever been rocked back and forth by vigorous bovine tongues? Mine has. Here’s the story.
Goodbye to one of the good guys November 17, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Journalism, The Narthex After decades of producing stories that go into a depth not found in some other outlets, and after many years managing newsrooms, editing pages and mentoring others, Joe Ryan is hanging up his red pen.
‘The World Needs Heroes’ August 14, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Saints, The Narthex, Vocations, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry If we start sharing stories of heroic virtue and courage, we are bound to inspire religious vocations.
Charles Osgood fondly recalls Catholic Baltimore August 29, 2016By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Blog, The Narthex “Only Sister Serena could have judged your morals and grammar at the same time,” Mr. Osgood recalled.
