Talking toast, nests, ice cream sandwiches, and peach season (7 Quick Takes) July 24, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window How do you like your toast? I like mine to be just barely toasted as if hardly touched by the heat.
When your life is an episode of “The Floor Is Lava” July 22, 2020By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window If you’ve seen “The Floor Is Lava” on Netflix, you know how it works. A team of friends or family members races to get across an obstacle course decorated like a household room, working together and trying not to fall into the red liquid floor. Fall into the lava, and you’re out of the game. […]
Still so much good July 22, 2020By Suzanna Molino Singleton Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Snippets of Faith As we are bombarded with the unwelcome news, let’s not inhale and hold in its negativity.
The right place at the right time July 19, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Ordinary headlights. Ordinary moths. An ordinary evening. But together they formed an extraordinary moment of wonder. As I watched, the car turned off its lights, the moths disappeared, and it was over.
Every day is different, especially when there’s homemade apple pie, and more (7 Quick Takes) July 17, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window It can feel that every day is the same. But take a look at the sunset, and you can’t help but realize that each one is so different.
An experience with racial injustice July 15, 2020By Moises Sandoval Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Racial Justice “Since I am doing your work as well as mine and know everything about the accounting system, why can’t I be his boss?”
Feathering a nest July 14, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Our little finch is making a nest. How does he know what to do? God must be whispering in his ear.
Martin Luther King and the Religious Motivation for Social Change July 14, 2020By Bishop Robert Barron Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, Racial Justice, Word on Fire It is indisputably clear that there are severe moral deficits in our society that must be addressed, but the best way to do so is from within a moral and finally religious framework.
Pieces in the puzzle July 14, 2020By Father Joseph Breighner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom There are no unimportant people in the world. We are all important to God and to life.
Friendships help us discover Christ July 12, 2020By Father Ed Dougherty, M.M. Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, Light One Candle No matter the circumstances, friendship is not just an experience of enjoying the company of others. At its best, friendship is an opportunity to discover Christ.
A new look, an old calendar, Tropical Storm Fay and more (7 Quick Takes) July 11, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Notice anything different? The website has been redesigned, so 7 Quick Takes has a new look.
A sign that God loves us July 8, 2020By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window How deep is the love of our Father in heaven that He gives us so many little gifts—sweet or salty or amusing or loving—throughout the day. Sometimes it’s just a matter of recognizing that He’s in each and every one.
