commeNTARY BlogCommentaryOpen Window Learning about saints at Sunday School Rita BuettnerOctober 29, 20233 min read With everything I have going on this fall, I wasn’t looking for anything else to do. Sometimes I have an idea, though, and I just can’t shake it. That’s how I felt when I first thought about volunteering to teach faith formation at our parish. I haven’t taught Sunday School since the year the pandemic […] CommentaryFull-Court CatholicSports Orioles’ players Christian faith pulls them through Mark VivianoOctober 26, 20234 min read Often in media coverage, the subject of faith is glossed over or ignored, but in the case of the resurgent 2023 Orioles, it appeared clear to me as a reporter that togetherness in faith among players furthered their bond as teammates. Commentary Architecture and witness: A tale of two temples Elizabeth ScaliaOctober 26, 20235 min read St. Mary’s Cathedral will remain a longshot on my itinerary, while a temple wholly outside my faith looks too gorgeously interesting to go unexplored. CommentaryQuestion Corner Why more letters from Paul than Peter, and how do the saints keep track of things? Jenna Marie CooperOctober 25, 20233 min read Even though St. Peter was the first pope, his status as the “first among equals” among the apostles doesn’t automatically mean that writing was his personal strong suit. BlogCommentaryOpen Window O God, How Great Thou Art Rita BuettnerOctober 22, 20233 min read The whole weekend I had felt surrounded by God’s presence and love. But as the music washed over me, and I joined my voice to the others in that sacred space, I felt loved, comforted, and so at peace. CommentaryU.S. Congress U.S. politics badly needs an infusion of decency and idealism via Aquinas Russell ShawOctober 20, 20233 min read Our politics stands badly in need of an infusion of decency and idealism. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: What justifies prayers for the dead? Why isn’t the pope called Francis I? Jenna Marie CooperOctober 19, 20234 min read We find a clear scriptural reference on the praiseworthyness of praying for the dead in the Old Testament’s second book of Maccabees. CommentarySaints Mom of Carlo Acutis, a millennial saint, shares eucharistic devotion at CUA Father Patrick BriscoeOctober 18, 20234 min read A millennial saint, Blessed Carlo Acutis reminds us that holiness isn’t measured by age or experience, but by devotion. CommentaryThe Domestic Church We are loved Rita BuettnerOctober 18, 20233 min read We were created out of love, redeemed by love and designed for love. CommentaryImmigration and Migration The vitally important Catholic presence at the border Effie CaldarolaOctober 17, 20234 min read Bishop Flores points out that Catholic social teaching emphasizes that every human being is created in the image of God, and that at the heart of our social teaching is the need to be adaptable to the situation. Previous 1 … 94 95 96 … 290 Next