George P. Matysek Jr. commeNTARY AmenAmen Matysek CommentaryCommentary Amen: On the trail with Father Beshoner George P. Matysek Jr.October 29, 20153 min read After a long hiatus, Father Beshoner recently relaunched Catholic Under the Hood with a seemingly monumental mission: telling the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church from apostolic times to the present. BlogCommentaryThe Narthex Anti-Catholic bigotry fails to dampen call to love in Philadelphia George P. Matysek Jr.September 27, 20154 min read Faith opens a window to the presence and working of the Spirit. It shows us that, like happiness, holiness is always tied to little gestures. Baltimore BasilicaBlogThe Narthex Praise Jesus for Monsignor Valenzano George P. Matysek Jr.September 6, 20155 min read When a doctor told Treasa and me two years ago that our unborn baby likely wouldn’t live for more than a day or two after his birth, one of the first people I called was Monsignor Arthur Valenzano. BlogThe Narthex Mary gets her crown in Emmitsburg George P. Matysek Jr.May 5, 20153 min read The gleaming gold-leafed statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary that soars over Emmitsburg finally has her May crown.For the first time since the statue was erected a half century ago, the much-loved figure was adorned with a gigantic wreath of silk flowers hoisted 120 feet by a crane during a BlogThe Narthex Living like Father Hipsley George P. Matysek Jr.December 22, 20143 min read When Father Milton A. Hipsley Jr. was pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas in Hampden in the 1980s, a visiting priest took note of stacks of unopened correspondence from the Catholic Center that seemed to be accumulating in the rectory. He asked Father Hipsley if he was worried about the unread letters.“I Amen Matysek CommentaryCommentarySports Awash in hope George P. Matysek Jr.October 9, 20143 min read If you want to meet some of the most passionate and quirky fans in baseball, come to Section 336 in the upper deck of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. AmenAmen Matysek CommentaryCommentary Amen: Dying doing what you love George P. Matysek Jr.June 17, 20143 min read In attempting his 20th crossing June 8, my cousin began having problems about a mile into the swim. Rescuers could not revive him, and he died at age 58. He leaves behind a wife of 31 years. AmenAmen Matysek CommentaryCommentary Babe Ruth’s diamond George P. Matysek Jr.February 12, 20143 min read One hundred years ago on St. Valentine’s Day, George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr. began his meteoric rise in professional baseball when he signed a contract with the minor league Baltimore Orioles. BlogJournalismThe Narthex Remembering a friend George P. Matysek Jr.October 17, 20135 min read Chris was one of my greatest mentors. I learned more from reading his eloquent prose and sitting next to him at the Catholic Review than I did in any writing course. More than that, he became a friend. AmenAmen Matysek CommentaryCommentary Of haberdasheries and ‘Death Dust’ George P. Matysek Jr.August 15, 20133 min read For years, a tattered and taped copy of the Aug. 30, 1902, issue of The Catholic Mirror has jockeyed for attention on my sometimes-cluttered desk at the Catholic Review. Previous 1 … 3 4 5 … 6 Next