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Popularity of Gregorian chant has flourished in recent years

December 27, 2017

Divine Worship, Feature, News, Video, World News

Though still not the core music in most American Catholic parishes, Gregorian chant continues to gain popularity among the youth, said Scott Turkington.

The perfect planner

Robyn Barberry

December 27, 2017

Blog, Unconditional, Women

Call me old-fashioned, but I’m one of those people who still relies on a paper planner to keep my life balanced and bound together.

Archbishop Lori announces clergy appointments

Archdiocese of Baltimore

December 27, 2017

Local News, News

Archbishop William E. Lori announces clergy appointments.

Gregorian chant offers Catholics elevated liturgy tied to early church

Chaz Muth

December 26, 2017

Divine Worship, Feature, News, Video, World News

Gregorian chant was standard in the Mass in the 1950s, but fell out of favor after the Second Vatican Council, when the traditional Latin Mass was changed to the dominant language of each country.

Say ‘yes’ to God’s plan

Rita Buettner

December 26, 2017

Commentary, The Domestic Church

As we look at the New Year ahead of us, it’s impossible to know what opportunities and challenges we will encounter during the next 365 days. We have no choice but to say yes to all of it, even the unknowns.

Pope Francis delivers his Christmas blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 25. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope prays for world’s suffering children on Christmas

Cindy Wooden

December 26, 2017

Feature, News, Vatican, World News

Standing on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on a clear, crisp Christmas day, Pope Francis spoke about the world’s children before his blessing.

Archbishop Lori’s 2017 Christmas Homily

Archbishop William E. Lori

December 26, 2017

Archbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

Let this be our gift to the Lord, to those around us, and to ourselves – that this Christmas, when we peer into the stable and behold the Christ-Child, we resolve in God’ grace to deepen our connection to our Savior in his Church, and if that relationship is cold or distant, to draw near to him who, in his mercy, has made himself so utterly and lovingly accessible.

This Christmas, rediscover silence and God

Father Joseph Breighner

December 24, 2017

Commentary, Wit & Wisdom

At Christmas we get to celebrate God made man in the fullness of time. May we one day be able to celebrate the God who lives in us and through us all the time.

Keeping our focus on Him

Father Collin Poston

December 23, 2017

Blog, Dust and Dewfall

Can you imagine your life without Christ? Without Jesus? How different everything – everything! – indeed would be.

Rico De Silva and Emily Rosenthal joined the staff of the Catholic Review at the end of 2017. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

CR welcomes staff writers

Catholic Review Staff

December 23, 2017

Local News, News

The Catholic Review welcomed two new staff writers in late 2017, Ricardo “Rico” De Silva and Emily Rosenthal.

“It’s all just stuff,” said Scott Henderson, with his wife Evelyn, and their daughters Mevie, left, Quinn, and their dog Scooby, who are together as a family in temporary housing following a fire in their Ellicott City home Dec. 9. The fire consumed some 225 coats that had been donated to their parish's Salt ministry, which were to be shared with those in need during Christmas. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)