commeNTARY BlogCommentaryLentOpen Window An invitation from God Rita BuettnerMarch 23, 20233 min read Every year as the Feast of the Annunciation approaches, I think of how our Blessed Mother received the news that she would be the mother of Jesus. Commentary ‘Annunciation’: Salvation and the words of the air Bishop Robert ReedMarch 23, 20234 min read In March, with Christmas now feeling well-behind us, we nevertheless touch it again, for on the 25th of this month we observe the Solemnity of the Annunciation as recorded in the Gospel of St. Luke. CommentaryEasterLent Fully entering into the Triduum Bishop Donald J. HyingMarch 23, 20234 min read God leaves the safety and glory of heaven, in a certain sense, and embraces the limitations of our human condition, coming to know in the flesh both the glory and tragedy of our nature without ever having sinned. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Jesus became man so I could become God? Jenna Marie CooperMarch 20, 20233 min read Even in the heavenly life of the world to come, we retain our human nature. Commentary The mental health crisis crosses all boundaries and ages Effie CaldarolaMarch 16, 20234 min read We’re all called to love unconditionally, to be the Prodigal’s father welcoming with open arms, to open our doors to a wider perimeter. BlogCommentaryLent Hold the tuna casserole; pass the crab cake this Lent Gerry JacksonMarch 15, 20233 min read In the Land of Pleasant Living, we are blessed with many pleasant meatless options. CommentaryLentQuestion Corner Question Corner: Do we relax our Lenten fasts on Sunday? Jenna Marie CooperMarch 14, 20233 min read The time of Lent is not meant so much to provide us with a literal 40 forty days of penance, but rather to recall Jesus’ 40 days of fasting in the desert. CommentaryVatican Pope Francis: 10 titles for 10 years Elizabeth ScaliaMarch 14, 20237 min read Before he was known for anything else, Pope Francis was known as “the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300 years.” BlogCommentaryOpen Window Let’s make another St. Patrick’s Day Parade memory Rita BuettnerMarch 12, 20234 min read For as long as I can remember, the Baltimore St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been part of my world. CommentaryLentQuestion Corner Question Corner: Weekly Friday sacrifices: You mean they never went away? Jenna Marie CooperMarch 9, 20234 min read Our obligation to do some form of penance on Friday is identified in Canon 1250 in the Code of Canon Law, which tells us that “The penitential days and times in the universal church are every Friday of the whole year and the season of Lent.” Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 178 Next