commeNTARY BlogCommentaryOpen WindowUncategorized A Little Less Like Me Rita BuettnerSeptember 23, 20243 min read Sometimes when a message comes my way, I don’t know whether God really means to send it to me. CommentaryThe Domestic Church The baby at Mass Rita BuettnerSeptember 23, 20243 min read Each of us has times when we are that squirming, fussing child at Mass. CommentaryRespect LifeSupreme Court A look ahead at the Supreme Court’s fall term Russell ShawSeptember 23, 20244 min read When the Supreme Court opens for business again Oct. 7, it will have before it for argument and eventual decision in the term ahead at least three cases directly involving the protection of children and young people. CommentaryEucharist A Eucharistic Word: Reception Michael R. HeinleinSeptember 20, 20244 min read The Holy Eucharist is a treasure beyond compare, deserving our safeguarding and protection. We should and must be vigilant to ensure the Eucharist is not abused or desecrated. Commentary We cannot follow Jesus and sidestep the cross Jaymie Stuart WolfeSeptember 19, 20244 min read The road of discipleship is the way of the cross. Embracing it is the secret path to holiness — and there is no other. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Are fairies and leprechauns demonic? And what happened to Barabbas? Jenna Marie CooperSeptember 18, 20244 min read The church does not have any current official teaching on fairies or leprechauns. However, in traditional folklore, fairies and leprechauns were not the sweet and playful creatures that they tend to be in our modern depictions, and they have an association with pre-Christian European paganism. CommentaryRacial Justice Underground railroad Effie CaldarolaSeptember 18, 20244 min read Although many Americans were abolitionists, particularly the Quakers, or Friends, it’s scandalous to us now to admit that many Christian churches were complicit in profiteering from slavery, the Catholic Church being no exception. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Pray and Do Not Worry Rita BuettnerSeptember 16, 20243 min read It was late afternoon, and my son and I were running late for an appointment—again. As we walked across the parking lot, a woman approached us. “Would you help me?” she said. I could see the distress in her eyes, and I could tell she really did need help. She pointed to her car, which […] 2024 ElectionCommentary A Catholic’s guide to voting OSV NewsSeptember 16, 20249 min read Voting: It is one of our most important responsibilities as citizens. Indeed, the church teaches that there are three primary responsibilities of all citizens: to pay taxes, to defend their country and to vote. CommentarySaintsVocations Reflecting with St. Edith Stein on the nature of women Lauretta BrownSeptember 12, 20246 min read Catholics today grapple with the role of women in the workforce as well as the role of the woman who is single by choice or circumstance. Previous 1 … 49 50 51 … 279 Next