Commentary & Columns BlogCommentaryOpen Window Frosted Flakes, my new godson, Ann’s foot-longs, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJanuary 29, 20224 min read ~1~ The Year of the Tiger starts Tuesday, Feb. 1, and I am not sure I am ready. But don’t worry. I will be. I may have ordered a 40-inch inflatable tiger today. What will we do with it? I don’t know. But I just have a feeling that life might be a little more […] Read More CommentaryGuest Commentary One city’s effort to close the digital divide Mark PattisonJanuary 27, 20225 min read In 2021, nearly one in four U.S. households did not have an internet connection, according to Reviews.org, a website that evaluates products and services for home internet connectivity. Read More CommentaryQuestion Corner Duty of fraternal correction/ Why did Jesus say ‘tell no one’? Father Kenneth DoyleJanuary 25, 20223 min read Is it not our duty to point out when a friend is committing a sin? Otherwise, if we don’t try to save the soul of a sinner, then we too can be found guilty. Read More BlogCommentaryOpen Window The Death of a Priest Rita BuettnerJanuary 23, 20223 min read A priest’s name popped up in my social media feed, and it rang a distant bell. The post shared that the priest had died, apparently by suicide. Oh, no. How devastating for his family and for his community. Losing someone you love to suicide brings so much pain, so many questions. Something else was bothering […] Read More BlogCommentaryOpen Window Gearing up for the Year of the Tiger, banana bread, orthodontia, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJanuary 22, 20225 min read My favorite holiday is Chinese New Year, and I am so excited for the Year of the Tiger. Read More BlogCommentaryOpen Window What a wonderful Wordle Rita BuettnerJanuary 21, 20222 min read I’m not great at Wordle. I’m not even good at it. But I am a sucker for fun word games. Read More CommentaryRespect LifeThe Catholic Difference Marching toward a different future George WeigelJanuary 19, 20224 min read A post-Roe America will be one in which the pro-life movement must work with state legislators to provide legal protection to unborn children. Read More CommentaryFeatureQuestion Corner Does Jesus free us from sin and death?/ Donating gambling winnings Father Kenneth DoyleJanuary 18, 20223 min read We do sin, and we do die; but Jesus, by his own suffering and death, offers us the path to ultimate happiness. Read More BlogCommentaryOpen Window Putting away Christmas Rita BuettnerJanuary 17, 20223 min read I’m never eager to see Christmas end. Read More BlogCommentary We don’t talk about COVID Rita BuettnerJanuary 15, 20223 min read We don’t talk about COVID. No, no, no. I’m so tired of hearing about positivity rates and hospitalization rates and vaccination rates and… What’s that? You know where we can find home tests? What time does the shipment come in? And they put them right out on the shelves? Wow! Hang on, I need to […] Read More Previous 1 … 126 127 128 … 279 Next