Our Lenten prayer basket, a hole-y surprise, and a nice number of bananas (7 Quick Takes) March 6, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I love having a prayer basket for Lent. I don’t know why pulling an intention out of a basket feels so ceremonial and important, but it does.
Welcome to Lent March 2, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Two years ago, on Ash Wednesday, we went to Mass as a family. It was a beautiful service on what was otherwise a relatively ordinary winter day.
Remain a Catholic?/ Holy Communion with Alzheimer’s disease? March 1, 2022By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Question Corner Would it be a mortal sin if I left the church? I believe in Jesus as my savior, and I look forward to receiving the Eucharist. Am I a hypocrite in staying?
Fondue for dinner, an ice storm, and general musings (7 Quick Takes) February 27, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window ~1~ Sometimes when I run out of ideas for dinner, we make fondue. It requires a little prep—cutting up vegetables and meats and preparing the broth, but then John takes over the pot and handles the cooking. It always feels fancy and special, but there are never leftovers. I wonder whether people will expect dinner […]
Measure of life: Goodness is here to stay February 26, 2022By Father Joseph Breighner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Wit & Wisdom Life reveals the basic goodness of people. Yes, there are cruel and ruthless dictators. There are people who resort to crime and violence. Fortunately, they are the exceptions. Most people live good and decent lives.
World will be a better place if we dispense with the discouraging word February 26, 2022By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Feature, Lent There’s many a day I’d like to be “home on the range” so as to escape the proliferation of discouraging words that besets us.
Making the most of the journey February 23, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized This weekend, my sons and I road-tripped to New York to see my sister Maureen and her three youngest children. Spending eight hours on the road for about 36 hours together might seem a little intense, but I would drive further than that for the chance to hug my sister. We had a fantastic weekend. […]
Will Sister Ita Ford be a saint?/ Refusing Communion February 23, 2022By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Saints Sister Ita Ford was a Catholic Maryknoll Sister who grew up in Brooklyn. She served as a missionary in Bolivia, Chile and El Salvador, working primarily with the poor.
Surprise! A birthday road trip with Shamrock Shakes (7 Quick Takes) February 19, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window One of my favorite writing techniques is to give myself a designated period of time to write and see how quickly I can go. I am currently racing to complete these quick takes before my sister Maureen and niece finish baking brownies for my nephew who turns 13 today. Here we go! ~1~ We are […]
Trying to catch the bus February 16, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window We’ve never missed the bus, but we’ve come close.
Daisies for the window, ripe bananas, and a special moment at Mass (7 Quick Takes) February 13, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window The other day while I was grocery shopping alone, I saw a sweet pot of daisies.
Picking out the carrots February 11, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church God steps in and eases our burdens in small ways we might not ever see. That’s how much he loves us.
