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A boy walks between rows of trees in an apple orchard under a sunny sky.

An apple picking trip, a free turkey, and a little rutabaga lesson (7 Quick Takes)

November 6, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

It has been a few years since we’ve gone apple picking. So, when we realized we had a few free hours on a sunny Saturday, we headed up to Baugher’s to pick apples.

Duress and Charity

November 4, 2022
By Archbishop William E. Lori
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Feature, War in Ukraine

I felt the resilience of a people struggling to retain not only their territory, but also their faith, culture and national identity.

Analysis: Even if you’re getting TV for free, you’re paying for it somehow

November 3, 2022
By Mark Pattison
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Commentary, Movie & Television Reviews

Our latest advance is streaming TV. For those unclear on the concept, you pay a monthly fee in exchange for everything in that streamer’s library of titles and episodes.

Why not love them both?

November 3, 2022
By Richard Doerflinger
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Respect Life

Pro-life advocates are urging legislators to expand financial and social support for pregnant and parenting women and their families.

This side of heaven

November 2, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church

May this season of All Souls offer you a chance to reconnect with those you’ve loved and maybe make a new connection with someone you won’t meet on this side of heaven.

Light in the city

October 31, 2022
By Yvonne Wenger
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Commentary

On this year’s All Soul’s Day, as we hold the names of Baltimore’s murder victims in our prayers and our hearts, I humbly ask: What more can we do together?

Carved jack-o-lanterns glow at night on the porch steps of a house

Happy Halloween, autumn surprises, and homemade apple pie (7 Quick Takes)

October 30, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized

Our boys won’t be trick-or-treating again this year, but we will be handing out candy, and we have two magnificent jack-o-lanterns for the front porch.

7 saints you can call on for help

October 28, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Saints

Saints are friends who are in heaven, and we can invite them into the ordinary moments of our day.

A beach weekend, St. Christopher, Snickers, and a sailfish pin (7 Quick Takes)

October 24, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

~1~ I spent the weekend at the beach with a few friends, and it was absolutely wonderful. But by Sunday morning I was looking forward to being home with my family. I had planned to go to Mass in Ocean City, Maryland, but suddenly I had the idea to break my trip in half by […]

Reconciling the world with life

October 23, 2022
By Elise Italiano Ureneck
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life

With the question of abortion now open for debate in America, women have a critical role in persuading men and women against taking the lives of their children.

‘Moo like a cow’

October 20, 2022
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary, Feature

There is beauty and power in proclaiming our beliefs together in community worship.

How Many Pieces of Candy Are in the Jar?

October 19, 2022
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

I walked over, glanced at the jar, wrote “197” on a piece of paper, and threw it into the container for guesses.

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