Commentary Archives - Page 13 of 39 - Archdiocese of Baltimore

September 3, 2019

Deacon created shepherd’s crosier for Bishop Brennan

Bishop Brennan's new crosier was crafted by a longtime friend who imagined what King David's crosier may have looked like.

Christopher GuntyBehind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary

September 1, 2019

Communicate with integrity

Winning an argument or venting on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook are not good reasons to muckrake, to search out and publicize the faults of people one disagrees with.

Archbishop William E. LoriCharity in Truth, Commentary

August 29, 2019

In secret you will be repaid

Recollection is the practice of gathering those things together again to see the self in full.

Brett RobinsonCommentary, Guest Commentary

August 22, 2019

What all Hispanics lost in the tragedy of the El Paso massacre

Reports from around the country show that all of us, whether Mexican Americans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Central or South Americans or Caribbean peoples, feel less safe, whether our roots in lands now in the U.S. go back, as mine, 325 years, or whether we are recent immigrants.

Moises SandovalCommentary, Guest Commentary

August 21, 2019

Friday abstinence for vegans/ Parents and nonchurch wedding

Father Doyle fields questions about Friday abstinence for vegans and what parents might do when their children want a nonchurch wedding.

Father Kenneth DoyleCommentary, Question Corner

August 20, 2019

Heroism and priesthood, Dachau and Amazonia

The heroes of Dachau’s priest-barracks found a way to keep sacramental life alive, in full fidelity to the Church’s tradition. Is that impossible in Amazonia? Or elsewhere?

George WeigelCommentary, The Catholic Difference

August 15, 2019

We need to have the open arms of Christ

We need to be a better nation, too, and, with arms open like Jesus on the cross, be there to offer hope and healing and hospitality to our neighbors, our family in need.

Patrick SprankleCommentary, Guest Commentary