BLTs, the finches’ favorite music, and more (7 Quick Takes) January 29, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window The other evening I couldn’t think of anything I wanted to eat. Then I opened the freezer and saw some bacon.
Meet my mandolin January 27, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I have never considered buying a mandolin—neither the musical instrument nor the kitchen tool. But if I wanted to try to make this dish, I might as well do it right.
‘The Social Dilemma’ January 27, 2021By Effie Caldarola Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, For the Journey, Lent Perhaps a good question to ask as we look forward to Lent: How much time do I spend daily in prayer versus how much time on social media?
Does Holy Name Society still exist?/ Praying for all the dead January 26, 2021By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about the Holy Name Society and praying for the dead.
Names for public spaces matter January 26, 2021By Shannen Dee Williams Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Racial Justice As our nation and church continue to suffer the lethal effects of their ongoing failures to fully acknowledge and atone for centuries of slavery and segregation, the new Norman Francis Parkway is an important beacon of hope.
Cookies from a friend in heaven, losing the lottery, and more (7 Quick Takes) January 23, 2021By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window The cookies are a beautiful reminder that the end of life on earth doesn’t mean the end of a friendship.
A saint’s two crowns January 21, 2021By Father Ed Dougherty, M.M. Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, Light One Candle, Saints Many people falsely believe that human strength is at the heart of heroism, but Maximilian Kolbe’s life demonstrates that the path to true heroism begins with humility.
Christ ‘descended into hell’/ Holy Family: Egypt or Nazareth? January 21, 2021By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about Christ’s ‘descent into hell’ and the Flight into Egypt.
President Biden’s top priority must be healing January 19, 2021By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: 2020 Election, Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary, Feature President Biden cannot force his opponents to listen to facts, but if he truly wants to unite the country, he needs to do things a lot different from the way past administrations have done.
Exhaustion meets new beginnings January 19, 2021By Hosffman Ospino Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Racial Justice The cavalier use of racist language in our public discourse, the rise of an emerging nationalism built upon anti-immigrant sentiments and the disdain for people who struggle with poverty, among other sociocultural misfits in our day, demand a communal examination of conscience.
A dessert for Ordinary Time January 18, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window There’s something about the simpler times in between the flashier liturgical seasons that speaks to me.
Finches, a sweet start to the day, a spring mix recipe, and more (7 Quick Takes) January 17, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Recipes A little about the finches and other family highlights from the week
