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What will we sing in heaven?
CommentaryDivine WorshipEasterFeatureGuest Commentary

What will we sing in heaven?

Dominican Father Vincent Ferrer BaganMarch 30, 20214 min read
If we allow the graces of the cross to take away all in our lives that is not of God, we will eventually be ready to celebrate the perpetual Easter of heaven, in which we will sing “Holy, holy, holy,” and “Glory to God in the highest,” and “Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia,” without end, rejoicing with all the angels and saints in God’s presence forever.
A look at 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines — and counting!
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A look at 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines — and counting!

Father Ricky ManaloMarch 25, 20216 min read
The quincentenary that marks the introduction of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines cannot go unnoticed, given the impact and influence that Catholicism has and continues to have in the everyday lives of Filipinos.
Welcome people with Down syndrome for who they are
CommentaryFeatureGuest CommentaryRespect Life

Welcome people with Down syndrome for who they are

Molly SheahanMarch 21, 20213 min read
People with Down syndrome are valuable because they are people, members of the human family, cherished by God their creator.
A song for Mother Tolton
CommentaryGuest CommentaryRacial Justice

A song for Mother Tolton

Shannen Dee WilliamsMarch 18, 20215 min read
This March, as we celebrate Women’s History Month, let us pledge to rediscover and remember the lives and labors of the Black women, like Mother Tolton, who in the face of unyielding discrimination fought to make the church in the United States truly Catholic.
It’s time for Maryland to pass the Trust Act in support of immigrants
Catholic CharitiesCommentaryCoronavirusGuest CommentaryHispanic MinistryImmigration and MigrationMaryland General Assembly

It’s time for Maryland to pass the Trust Act in support of immigrants

Bill McCarthy Jr.March 16, 20214 min read
When we act to protect our immigrant neighbors through trust policies, we are also benefiting the common good.
How badly do we want to return?
CommentaryCoronavirusGuest Commentary

How badly do we want to return?

Greg ErlandsonMarch 9, 20213 min read
The moment is arriving when parish and diocesan staff must use all the tools available to them to create a welcoming community, giving people a reason to come back as soon as they feel safe to do so.
We need rituals to mourn
CommentaryCoronavirusGuest Commentary

We need rituals to mourn

Laura Kelly FanucciMarch 2, 20213 min read
Theologians and liturgists praise the power of rituals at the core of our faith. Rhythms of prayer and traditions of worship orient our lives toward God and set a solid foundation in an ever-shifting world.
This Lent, risk prayer
CommentaryGuest CommentaryLent

This Lent, risk prayer

Father Richard Malloy, S.J.March 1, 20214 min read
Don’t underestimate yourself. God has need of the talents you have been given. Prayer shows us how to use and multiply our gifts.
Lent’s promise in bleak times
CommentaryGuest CommentaryLent

Lent’s promise in bleak times

Elise Italiano UreneckFebruary 18, 20214 min read
Perhaps it’s a blessing, then, that the church gives us Lent in midwinter. It’s a season of soul-searching; the gray skies give us no other choice but to turn inward and examine the dark spaces we’d rather not explore.
Ash Wednesday: Guided by St. Clare of Assisi
CommentaryGuest CommentaryLent

Ash Wednesday: Guided by St. Clare of Assisi

Shemaiah GonzalezFebruary 16, 20214 min read
This Lent, I call on St. Clare of Assisi to show me the way. I need a sister in Christ to lead me through Lent radically different than in Lents past — to embrace penance, conversion and self-sacrifice as Jesus refines me.
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