guest commentary CommentaryGuest Commentary Expert discusses serious harms of smartphones for children and how to limit their use Charlie CamosyJuly 11, 20257 min read Worried your kids are spending too much time on their smartphones? Beyond the time-wasting concerns, recent studies show frequent smartphone usage is linked to mental health issues, addiction and more. CommentaryGuest CommentaryUncategorized Pilgrims of Hope: Walking the Way of St. Francis in the Year of Jubilee Father Evan PontonJune 26, 20256 min read Together “we seek the city to come” – not Baltimore, not Assisi, not even the “eternal city” of Rome – but the City of God, the new Jerusalem. Take courage. We are pilgrims of hope CommentaryGuest Commentary Jesus is waiting for you Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P.August 24, 20244 min read We can always turn to Jesus as a friend and confidant like none other. CommentaryGuest CommentaryLent Up and down the mountain this Lent Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P.February 23, 20235 min read Jesus’ Transfiguration is one of the most dramatic scenes in the Gospels. It is a central image of Lent, reminding us that during this season we are invited to ascend a high mountain with Jesus to live a unique spiritual experience. CommentaryFeatureGuest Commentary Young adult Catholics have spoken. Has the church listened? Cecilia FloresJanuary 17, 20235 min read Sometimes it feels like the church in the U.S. suffers from the very short attention span that we young adults are accused of having. CommentaryFeatureGuest CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: On Limbo and on silent prayer Jenna Marie CooperJanuary 16, 20234 min read Limbo is not included in our Creeds and is never mentioned in our current Catechism of the Catholic Church. CommentaryFeatureGuest CommentaryQuestion Corner Questions: Holy days of obligation, vegetarians in Lent Jenna Marie CooperJanuary 9, 20234 min read It can be a beautiful practice to go to Mass on a feast that isn’t strictly obligatory simply to enter more deeply into the spirituality of our liturgical year. CommentaryGuest CommentaryPope Benedict XVI What Pope Benedict XVI taught us about dying well Gretchen R. CroweJanuary 5, 20233 min read In his spiritual testament dated more than 16 years before his death, Pope Benedict reflected on his life, and on those whom he had encountered, with gratitude CommentaryGuest CommentaryPope Benedict XVIThe Catholic Difference The true Joseph Ratzinger George WeigelJanuary 4, 20235 min read The Joseph Ratzinger I knew for 35 years — first as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, later as Pope Benedict XVI and then Pope Emeritus — was a brilliant, holy man who bore no resemblance to the caricature that was first created by his theological enemies and then set in media concrete. CommentaryGuest Commentary Why confess to a priest? What if it’s been a long time? Jenna Marie CooperJanuary 3, 20233 min read While we know for sure that sins are forgiven through the sacrament, God is of course free to extend his grace beyond even what he has promised. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 21 Next