As it turned out, though, we didn’t need a superhero to make our eagle cheese ball.
Commentary
Homeschooling mom responds to ‘Happy Shiny People’
In the case of “Shiny Happy People,” problematic parenting was the problem, not homeschooling in and of itself.
10 Saints who can bring us close to the Eucharist
One would guess that most saints would have a devotion to the Eucharist, but here are 10 saints to learn more about and ask to intercede for us during the National Eucharistic Revival. Blessed Carlo Acutis Born in 1991, Blessed Carlo Acutis was a young Italian boy who had a great love for Jesus in […]
Lumen Fidei’ at 10: Instructions for our confused, wandering, utilitarian age
“Lumen Fidei” translates, of course, to “The Light of Faith,” and on this 10th anniversary of the encyclical’s release, we are reminded that light is something shared, sustaining, real and available in plenitude when sought out with a willing heart, and received with even a modicum of belief.
‘Self-deferential love’
Pope Francis continually proclaims that the cure for all forms of self-referentiality is a continual and authentic encounter with the person of Christ.
Car-buying advice from my father
The other day John and I went car shopping to replace our minivan. We went to a couple of dealerships to look around. At the second one, we decided to buy a car. Purchasing an automobile is not my favorite thing to do—and I know I’m not alone. Many people do not enjoy car shopping. […]
Latinity and sanctity: Remembering Bishop Victor Galeone
Brilliance and humility met in Victor Galeone and were fused by hours of daily prayer that left callouses on his knees.
Question Corner: How can Father Rupnik remain a priest after dismissal from Jesuits?
Religious life is a call to follow Christ more closely by living a vowed life in community according to the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
The recipe for going ‘all in’ on ending homelessness in America
While the affordable housing shortage can be hard to see with our own eyes, homelessness is not.
‘The winner is you’
The whole grocery store trip is a different experience when I remind myself how blessed we are to have all we have – and even what a gift the time in the store can be itself.
Shopping and a lesson in trust
I’ve been looking for a new shirt or two, but the styles I’m finding are so unappealing. I don’t need a shirt with a zipper or things dangling off of it. It doesn’t need to have puffy sleeves or have a longer tail in the back. But I also don’t want it to be boring. […]
Question Corner: Can an “ecumenical Catholic service” satisfy our Sunday obligation?
The short answer to your question is that anything other than a normal Catholic Mass would not fulfill one’s Sunday obligation.