commeNTARY Behind the HeadlinesBlogCommentaryCoronavirus Holy Saturday Shroud display may help contemplate Christ’s triumph Christopher GuntyApril 7, 20206 min read Along comes a new opportunity to experience the Passion of Christ this Holy Week and Easter. CommentaryWit & Wisdom Close calls all around Father Joseph BreighnerApril 7, 20202 min read There’s an old saying: “Life is fragile. Handle with prayer.” I’m blessed to be alive. BlogLentOpen Window The bird at the feeder Rita BuettnerApril 7, 20202 min read We’ve waited. We’ve watched. And the bird feeder has hung there, full of seeds no one was eating. BlogCoronavirusSnippets of Faith Easter will not be cancelled Suzanna Molino SingletonApril 6, 20203 min read Easter will not be cancelled, nor shall our hope that everything will be okay. BlogLentOpen Window Not the Holy Week we expected Rita BuettnerApril 5, 20203 min read Let’s find small and simple ways to walk with Jesus this Holy Week. Baltimore BoomerBlog Grateful, for a relatively uneventful Holy Week, and my primary caregiver Paul McMullenApril 3, 20206 min read Two years after quadruple bypass heart surgery, appreciation for caregivers grows, but still begins in the home. BlogOpen Window April is the perfect time to share these seven takes in rhyme Rita BuettnerApril 2, 20202 min read Happy National Poetry Month! #IamCatholicAmenAmen Matysek CommentaryCommentaryCoronavirus In the footsteps of St. Isaac Jogues George P. Matysek Jr.April 2, 20203 min read We can find solace in knowing that holy people such as St. Isaac Jogues have also been separated from reception of the Blessed Sacrament. Maybe we can find courage and perseverance in their example. Charity in TruthCommentary Fear itself Archbishop William E. LoriApril 2, 20203 min read So often in Scripture Jesus says to his followers and to us, “Be not afraid.” He’s not asking us to ignore our problems or neglect our loved ones or deny our feelings. He is inviting us to rise above our feelings of fear, to encounter the greatness and glory of God, and in a spirit of humility and contrition to open our hearts to him, perhaps as never before. CommentaryCoronavirusGuest Commentary Grief and loss in the time of COVID-19 Father Lawrence JohnsonApril 1, 20205 min read Grief is an unwelcome but inevitable presence in our lives. And we will live through it. Previous 1 … 115 116 117 … 215 Next