commeNTARY AdventCommentaryThe Domestic Church While you wait Rita BuettnerDecember 1, 20253 min read During this time of preparation for Christmas, Advent offers us a beautiful opportunity to grow in faith while we are waiting. AdventBlogCommentaryOpen Window What’s Your Starter Word (for Advent and for Wordle) Rita BuettnerNovember 30, 20253 min read Whether we’re playing Wordle or entering Advent, we might not begin the same way every time. AdventCommentary In Advent, gaining a healthy sense of sin David WerningNovember 30, 202511 min read This penitential season of Advent is a perfect opportunity to take stock of our lives. CommentaryVaticanYouth Ministry An easy morning with Pope Leo Katie Prejean McGradyNovember 30, 20257 min read Pope Leo wasn’t just off in Rome, fitting us in on the list of “things to do” on his Friday afternoon (which, if you look closely, appears to also include a haircut, if his buzzed hair on Saturday morning is any indication of his after-NCYC plans). He was with us, live, and so happy to be there, and it truly felt like an in-person experience. BibleCommentary What is lectio divina? Rediscovering an ancient spiritual discipline Jim ManneyNovember 28, 20255 min read Interest in lectio divina has surged in recent years. Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis both recommended it as a way for us to hear God, with Pope Benedict saying it was a way to respond to God “with openness of heart.” CommentaryRecipesSaints The Catholic roots of ‘pumpkin spice,’ and the saint who first sprinkled the blend with joy Sarah RobsdottirNovember 27, 20254 min read While some might think Starbucks is to thank for the beloved spice combination of cinnamon, nutmeg and clove, the origins of a favorite fall beverage are much older than that. BooksCommentary Historian priest’s new book explores how post-war suburbanization drastically altered parish life Charles C. CamosyNovember 27, 20257 min read As the church in the United States looks for new ways to foster community, it is helpful to look to the past and understand the history that led to the current state of parish life. OSV News’ Charles Camosy recently dove into this history with Father Stephen M. Koeth, assistant professor of history at the University of Notre Dame and priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, in discussing his new book, “Crabgrass Catholicism: How Suburbanization Transformed Faith and Politics in Postwar America.” CommentaryThe Catholic DifferenceWar in Ukraine Ukraine’s religious leaders and Munich 2.0 George WeigelNovember 26, 20255 min read The U.S. government released a multi-point “peace plan” that should cause anyone familiar with the history of the late 1930s to recoil in disgust and anger. CommentaryMarian DevotionQuestion Corner Question Corner: Is it a sin if someone calls Mary ‘co-redemptrix?’ Jenna Marie CooperNovember 26, 20254 min read A Catholic who stubbornly refused to accept the church’s teaching in “Mater Populi Fidelis” and continued to refer to Mary as “co-redemptrix” out of a willful disregard for the pope’s authority likely would be sinning. BlogCommentaryOpen Window St. Therese’s Little Way in Action Rita BuettnerNovember 25, 20254 min read I had to trust there was more space than there seemed to be. There must be, since there was a smiling attendant waving us on. Previous 1 … 2 3 4 … 279 Next
