Abundance in the New Year, Rubik’s cubes, random selfies, and more (7 Quick Takes) January 15, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized Whenever I have avocado toast for breakfast, I remember the year that my New Year’s resolution was eating avocado toast more often.
Movie Review: ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ November 4, 2022By John Mulderig Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, Uncategorized There are some things to celebrate but others to bewail about “The Banshees of Inisherin.” In fact, this bleak combination of black comedy and rural drama incorporates elements that make it acceptable for only a small number of grown movie fans.
Happy Halloween, autumn surprises, and homemade apple pie (7 Quick Takes) October 30, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized Our boys won’t be trick-or-treating again this year, but we will be handing out candy, and we have two magnificent jack-o-lanterns for the front porch.
Nicaragua president calls church a dictatorship, bishops ‘murderers’ September 29, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Uncategorized Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega blasted Catholic leaders as a “gang of murderers,” in comments amping up persecution of the church and scorning Pope Francis’ call for dialogue in the Central American country.
Egg-cellent adventures and other highlights from our week (7 Quick Takes) September 25, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized Our younger son loves fresh eggs. So, when a local friend posted to Facebook that they had extra eggs from their chickens, I messaged her right away.
Movie Review: ‘Predator’ prequel hunts for ‘Prey’ August 9, 2022By John Mulderig Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, Uncategorized It’s not often that a prequel carries a story back by centuries. Yet such is the case with the intriguing but sanguinary sci-fi action film “Prey” (20th Century/Hulu, beginning Aug. 5).
Federal grand jury indicts man found with gun near Justice Kavanaugh’s home June 16, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Uncategorized A federal grand jury June 15 indicted Nicholas John Roske, the man who had been found near the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh a week earlier with a gun, knife and pepper spray, saying he planned to kill the justice.
MOVIE REVIEW: Top Gun: Maverick May 26, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, Uncategorized Off they go into the wild blue yonder — again — in “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount), a rousing sequel to the 1986 blockbuster about one of the U.S. Navy’s elite flying squadrons and its gaggle of cocky fighter pilots.
Catholic High exceeds capital campaign goal, raises $4.4 million May 10, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Uncategorized The Catholic High School of Baltimore in Northeast Baltimore set a $4 million goal for its 80th anniversary capital campaign, “Lighting the Way – Empowering Women – Transforming the World.”
Through a child’s eyes May 4, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized I’m so grateful to have the photo our son captured of this wonderful priest’s warm smile.
Baltimore area Catholic high schools add special touch to acceptance letters May 4, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Uncategorized Catholic high school admissions directors and administrators throughout the area take extra care to make their acceptance letters a little bit more of a special moment for the anxious applicants.
Seven poems from seven days April 30, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized It stands so tall and regal overhead, As if it’s watching people walk below. Some pass without a glance, some turn their head, What seeds are sown we may not ever know.
