Journeying toward Christmas December 4, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window When we were waiting to adopt our older son, we had a long to-do list.
What are you waiting for? November 30, 2022By Deacon B. Curtis Turner Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Christmas, Commentary, Feature Perhaps, if we are excited enough as a faith community, someone else may get curious and that person may be drawn to Christ.
Greatest gift of love November 29, 2022By Father Joseph Breighner Catholic Review Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Commentary, Feature, Wit & Wisdom The season upon us now, Advent, is a time to prepare our minds and hearts to celebrate the coming of God into our world.
Genocide in Ukraine? November 29, 2022By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, Crisis in Ukraine, The Catholic Difference Yale historian Timothy Snyder thinks that, measured by the criteria of the Genocide Convention (to which Russia is a party), the Russian war in Ukraine is genocidal.
Ready or not, it’s Advent November 27, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Maybe you didn’t even realize Advent had started. You feel like you’ve fallen behind. Advent will rush by, and Christmas will come, and you’ll never catch up.
Thanksgiving leftovers, Grandma’s gravy, and a road trip (7 Quick Takes) November 26, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window ~1~ I had thought that this would be the first Thanksgiving we would spend with extended family since 2019. By Wednesday afternoon, however, I could see that that wasn’t going to happen, thanks to a few sicknesses running through the family. My mother told me she would be happy to share the food she had […]
Pass the gravy November 21, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, Feature, The Domestic Church May this season of gatherings offer us opportunities to open our arms and hearts to others – and to be ready to entertain angels along the way.
Start the day with a smile November 19, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I groaned as I saw the frost on my car. And then I saw the smile.
Just trust November 16, 2022By Robyn Barberry Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Unconditional God may not have invented the cell phone or the bacon-egg-and-cheese bagel, but he did create us and he knows where we are weak.
A new Thanksgiving meaning November 15, 2022By Sister Constance Veit Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Before we sit down to our Thanksgiving feasts let’s mark the day spiritually by attending Mass, praying the Psalms of thanksgiving (Psalms 113-118), or at the very least, pausing with loved ones to give voice to our blessings, despite our difficulties.
Apple cake, a special birthday movie, and making the impossible possible (7 Quick Takes) November 13, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window We are still eating our way through the apples we picked last week, so I made an apple cake. Our house smells sweet and cinnamon, but this beautiful cake only used six apples.
We played Powerball…and now we’re rich November 9, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Like many other people, we bought a Powerball ticket. Then we did a little dreaming.
