Commentary & Columns BlogCommentaryOpen Window Happy Chinese New Year! Welcome to the Year of the Rabbit (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJanuary 23, 20235 min read Chinese New Year is absolutely my favorite holiday. It’s a chance to celebrate a new beginning and a special animal in the zodiac by connecting with friends and family and food. Read More BlogCommentaryOpen Window How is God like a flyswatter? (answered by ChatGPT and a human) Rita BuettnerJanuary 19, 20235 min read Dolly Parton said, “I feel closest to God when I write.” That’s how I feel, too. So, it’s hard for me to believe that any kind of computer program or artificial intelligence can write the way a person can, bringing light and beauty and emotion to the written form. Read More CommentaryHealth CareUnconditional Longing for the light: Detecting and treating seasonal affective disorder Robyn BarberryJanuary 18, 20234 min read According to Psychology Today, about 10 million Americans suffer from seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, a condition that doctors believe is related to the lack of sunlight that is caused by shorter winter days. Read More CommentaryThe Catholic Difference Cardinal George Pell: The Encourager George WeigelJanuary 18, 20234 min read I know of few, if any, public figures who have displayed the moral courage George Pell displayed for decades as he defended and promoted the truth of Catholic faith in the face of a relentless, vicious Australian media campaign to destroy him. Read More CommentaryFeatureGuest Commentary Young adult Catholics have spoken. Has the church listened? Cecilia FloresJanuary 17, 20235 min read Sometimes it feels like the church in the U.S. suffers from the very short attention span that we young adults are accused of having. Read More CommentaryFeatureGuest CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: On Limbo and on silent prayer Jenna Marie CooperJanuary 16, 20234 min read Limbo is not included in our Creeds and is never mentioned in our current Catechism of the Catholic Church. Read More BlogCommentaryOpen WindowUncategorized Abundance in the New Year, Rubik’s cubes, random selfies, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJanuary 15, 20234 min read Whenever I have avocado toast for breakfast, I remember the year that my New Year’s resolution was eating avocado toast more often. Read More BlogCommentaryOpen Window The Story of the Missing Pizza Rita BuettnerJanuary 12, 20233 min read The other night I ordered a pizza for dinner. When a text came through saying the pizza had been delivered, I checked, and there was nothing on our porch. For whatever reason, our house doesn’t show up properly on every GPS, so I wasn’t shocked. I called the pizza place and explained what had happened. […] Read More CommentaryHealth CareRespect Life Fighting the language battle for prenatal justice Charles C. CamosyJanuary 12, 20237 min read It is essential for pro-lifers to fight back by directly resisting the use of this language and calling it out at every turn. Read More CommentaryFeatureGuest CommentaryQuestion Corner Questions: Holy days of obligation, vegetarians in Lent Jenna Marie CooperJanuary 9, 20234 min read It can be a beautiful practice to go to Mass on a feast that isn’t strictly obligatory simply to enter more deeply into the spirituality of our liturgical year. Read More Previous 1 … 106 107 108 … 279 Next