commeNTARY CommentaryGuest Commentary ‘How is your relationship with God?’ Kevin J. ParksJuly 27, 20174 min read Kevin Parks, the Catholic Review’s visual journalist, shares how his harrowing battle with a brain tumor helped put faith and prayer even more in focus. BlogOpen Window Birthdays are the best Rita BuettnerJuly 26, 20173 min read Each birthday is like a moment where you’re standing at the top of a mountain. You marvel at how you’ve reached this point, and you look up and down and around and try to imagine what will follow. CommentaryQuestion Corner Military action against the Islamic State group?/ Protestant church once a year Father Kenneth DoyleJuly 25, 20174 min read Father Doyle address questions about military action against the Islamic State group and attending a Protestant church once a year. AmenAmen Gunty CommentaryCommentary Celebrating honors for the Catholic Review Christopher GuntyJuly 24, 20176 min read The Catholic Review picked up 32 awards combined from the Associated Church Press, the Catholic Press Association of the U.S. and Canada, and the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association. BlogOpen Window Cousin visits, the miracle of popcorn, dot-to-dots, cooking every day, and local churches (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJuly 23, 20174 min read It’s summertime and the cousin visits are starting! Four cousins were in town for the weekend, and four more arrive tomorrow. We live in Baltimore because we love Baltimore, but it’s nice that we have one set of grandparents, two aunts, an uncle, and two cousins who live here. A More Human SocietyCommentary Who speaks for Charlie Gard? Richard DoerflingerJuly 20, 20174 min read We are morally obliged to accept treatment that offers benefit without entailing greater burdens. Catholic tradition does not teach a “vitalism” insisting that everything possible must always be done to prolong life. BlogOpen Window Speeding through life Rita BuettnerJuly 19, 20172 min read It was a long summer evening, and I had a few errands to run. Both our boys wanted to come along with me, and I always enjoy having company.As we were walking between stores, the boys saw a long open stretch of sidewalk ahead of us, and they took off running. “Wait for me!” I […] CommentaryGuest Commentary A word about a word Dorothy TabelingJuly 19, 20174 min read Last May, I earned a master’s degree in theology from St. Mary’s Ecumenical Institute in Roland Park. It was a new field of study for me, and I admit that I wasn’t really clear on the meaning of “theology” when I embarked on this endeavor. What kind of things would I be studying? Would all […] CommentaryWorship & Sacraments A Mass confusion Greg ErlandsonJuly 17, 20173 min read With organ, guitar, drums or silence, it is our unity with the Lord that should be the pulse we quicken to. BlogOpen Window A Reflection on the Blessed Mother: “Do whatever he tells you” Rita BuettnerJuly 15, 20178 min read I always remember the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel because my brother Ricky married his wife, Christina, 12 years ago that day. They had a gorgeous wedding. But John and I often laugh remembering that day.You see, their wedding was supposed to be a breeze for us. Neither one of us was in […] Previous 1 … 272 273 274 … 290 Next
