commeNTARY CommentaryThe Domestic Church A grandmother’s love Rita BuettnerApril 15, 20243 min read She was one of the people who showed me how to live a faith-filled life – and how to do it with love, understanding and compassion. CommentaryMovie & Television Reviews ‘Cabrini’ does extraordinary job of bringing saint to life Bishop Nicholas DiMarzioApril 14, 20243 min read On March 8 of this year, a film titled “Cabrini” was released; that day is also International Women’s Day. The film is the story of an extraordinary woman, an immigrant to the United States, an advocate for the poor and a saint. Commentary No, Richard Dawkins, cultural Christianity is not enough Father Patrick BriscoeApril 13, 20244 min read In a striking turn of events, renowned atheist and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins recently declared himself a “cultural Christian” during an interview with Rachel S. Johnson of LBC. CommentarySaints St. Teresa of Kolkata’s motherly wisdom Donna-Marie Cooper O’BoyleApril 11, 20247 min read Mother Teresa lived to satiate the thirst of Jesus on the cross. She accomplished this through her prayers and through her loving hands as she ministered to the sick and suffering. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Is there still responsibility for past sins after confession? Jenna Marie CooperApril 10, 20244 min read We are truly and fully forgiven from our sins when we receive absolution after a good confession. However, sacramental absolution by itself doesn’t necessarily resolve all the consequences of our sins. Arts & CultureCommentaryEucharist ‘This is my body’: The Last Supper in art Corine ErlandsonApril 10, 20247 min read Great artists have used color and shape, shadow and light, to present their own interpretation of that fateful meal. They have frozen the scene in a single image, filled with nuance and symbolism. Commentary Three ways to find silence in our digital age Sister Hosea RupprechtApril 7, 20244 min read Alongside the sounds of life, the digital world provides plenty of sound, noise and input that fills not only our ears but our brains, sometimes to the point where we feel overloaded with visual, audible and intellectual stimuli. BlogCommentaryOpen Window A Rare Sight in the Heavens Rita BuettnerApril 6, 20244 min read I’m not traveling toward totality, and I’m not sure how much I will see of the eclipse. But I’ll be remembering that early-morning trip with my father to see a comet that only passes us every 76 years. BooksCommentary Asylum and helping the ‘Refugee on the Threshold’ Effie CaldarolaApril 6, 20244 min read In “Refugee on the Threshold,” Timothy Leacock tells of the long and harrowing journey of a Somalian man whose life was threatened by the terrorist group Al-Shabaab after he applied for a government job. Commentary See you in the story Laura Kelly FanucciApril 5, 20243 min read Every time we hear the ancient words, in the quiet of the nursery or the hush of the sanctuary, the soul shivers with recognition. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 215 Next