Our sons were just 3 and 5 when we first started attending Mass at St. Joseph’s in Cockeysville. We didn’t know anyone in the parish, but Msgr. Paul Cook was the pastor there, and he was welcoming and kind. catholicreview.org/we-are-hi… #Commentary #Blog #FaithBlog @OpenWindow_CR

A piece of Catholic history unfolded on the Chesapeake Bay. The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage completed what organizers believe was the first-ever Eucharistic procession across the bay, bringing the Blessed Sacrament by ferry through the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Read more: catholicreview.org/national-… #LocalNews #Eucharist #CatholicNews #NationalEucharisticPilgrimage #ChesapeakeBay #ArchdioceseOfBaltimore

A priest climbed 227 steps to the top of Baltimore's Washington Monument — carrying the Blessed Sacrament — and blessed the city from north, south, east and west. ow.ly/fwUF50ZafNw #nationaleucharisticpilgrimage #america250

“God could have chosen any way he wanted to feed our souls, but He commands us to partake of His body and blood.” Daily Gospel Reflection for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ catholicmom.com/daily-gospel… via @CatholicMomCom

I don’t know any of their names, and I will probably never see them again, but for just a few minutes, we were united in a single experience—a team working together, just trying to stay safe and unstung. catholicreview.org/a-wasp-on… #Commentary #Blog #FaithBlog @OpenWindow_CR

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This time of year is packed with ceremonies and performances. There are sacraments and graduations. There are end-of-year projects and exams. There are assignments that matter and assignments that don’t, and it’s hard to know which is which. This season has been nicknamed “Maycember” for a reason. We the parents, in order to finish a far-from-perfect school year, are struggling to keep up with all the activity. We might just barely be hanging on. But we’re committed to making it to June, which might not be all that much less chaotic. catholicreview.org/im-ok-you… #Commentary #Blog #FaithBlog @OpenWindow_CR

Forever ago—or maybe it was just the other day—I packed a lunchbox for my 4-year-old to take to school. He took his lunch to preschool and ate it with his friends at lunchtime. Then he brought his box home empty. I can’t tell you how many hundreds of lunches I’ve packed since then. The choices have varied over the years. But the lunch always goes to school full and comes home lighter. Today I packed that same child’s lunchbox yet again, maybe for the last time. catholicreview.org/the-final… #Graduation #Commentary #Blog #FaithBlog @OpenWindow_CR

Today, as the #Jesuits celebrate the feast of Madonna della Strada (Our Lady of the Way), we invite you to pray with us: ow.ly/MC9850JguN0

A little more than a year ago, I wrote a piece reminiscing about Haussner’s. Then last fall, I received an email from a woman named Lisa. She lives on Cape Cod, and she had found that blog about Haussner’s online. She told me that she owned a replica of one of the signature pieces of art at Haussner’s called “Ise Biggest,” a painting of a little girl standing on a book next to a St. Bernard. Lisa was looking for a new home for the painting, and she generously offered it to me. catholicreview.org/a-surpris… #Commentary #Blog #FaithBlog @OpenWindow_CR

“We can give the Holy Spirit room to work in our children’s lives by helping them help themselves.” Daily Gospel Reflection for May 24, 2026 catholicmom.com/daily-gospel… via @CatholicMomCom

As a rule, we don’t do much traveling in the spring. Weekends in April and May are chockfull with the abundance of school and work and life that happens in this season. But sometimes you have to make an exception. catholicreview.org/an-overni… #Blog #Commentary #FaithBlog @OpenWindow_CR

Donuts after Mass are a bit of a Catholic tradition, after all. “It’s the American inculturation of the Catholic Church,” he said with a laugh. catholicreview.org/donuts-af… #Commentary #Blog #FaithBlog @OpenWindow_CR What's your favorite donut?

This type of encounter helps us see the beauty and the power and the imagination behind God’s creation. It invites us to reawaken our curiosity and ask big questions. It makes us think about the people who journey with us—in person and from afar, supporting and guiding us and partnering with us from across the miles. It inspires us to think about our own courage and sense of adventure and role in the universe. catholicreview.org/fly-me-to… #Commentary #Blog #FaithBlog @OpenWindow_CR

✈️ Ever dreamed of walking where Our Lady appeared? You’re invited. Join the Catholic Review on a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes, and Barcelona—with Mass, candlelight vigils, and unforgettable moments of faith along the way. 🕊️ Limited spots. 🙏 Deepen your faith in a way you can’t from home. 👉 Reserve your place now: catholicreview.org/catholic-… Don’t just read about these sacred places… experience them.

This past Easter marks a remarkable moment in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, where more than 1,280 catechumens and candidates entered into full communion with the Catholic Church — a number drawn from those attending formal rites and not including several hundred others welcomed at individual parishes. In this episode of Catholic Review Radio, host Rita Buettner highlights two of these journeys. catholicreview.org/radio-int… #LocalNews #Radio @OpenWindow_CR

I was so touched by the way she paused to kiss the cross. Maybe she doesn’t fully understand the story and the meaning. Or maybe she understands it more fully than I do as an adult. I like to keep in mind that children often have deeper understanding than we realize—and they could have insights adults do not. catholicreview.org/the-littl… #Commentary #Blog #FaithBlog #Easter @OpenWindow_CR

We do love a win. Now, here we are in the Easter season, where the victory is yours and mine and everyone’s. Easter is such a beautiful, joyful feast. catholicreview.org/an-easter… #Blog #FaithBlog #Commentary @OpenWindow_CR

The Archdiocese of Baltimore is seeing a significant increase in the number of people entering the Catholic Church this year. More than 1,200 catechumens and candidates are preparing to receive the sacraments at Easter, marking one of the largest groups in recent years across parishes in the archdiocese. Read more: catholicreview.org/archdioce… #CatholicNews #ArchdioceseOfBaltimore #CatholicChurch #OCIA #EasterVigil