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Appreciate the larger picture that is God
AdventCommentary

Appreciate the larger picture that is God

Effie CaldarolaDecember 7, 20223 min read
Perhaps intentionally turning away a bit this Advent from our technological dependence would help us appreciate the larger picture that is God in history and in our lives.
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Books for Christmas – 2022
BooksCommentaryThe Catholic Difference

Books for Christmas – 2022

George WeigelDecember 7, 20225 min read
A look at a few books that would make good Christmas gifts for Catholics.
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What to give the Lord
Charity in TruthChristmasCommentaryFeatureVocations

What to give the Lord

Archbishop William E. LoriDecember 6, 20223 min read
We can’t evangelize without putting ourselves out on a limb, any more than a person in sales can avoid the risk of getting turned down.
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Journeying toward Christmas
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Journeying toward Christmas

Rita BuettnerDecember 4, 20223 min read
When we were waiting to adopt our older son, we had a long to-do list.
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What are you waiting for?
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What are you waiting for?

Deacon B. Curtis TurnerNovember 30, 20223 min read
Perhaps, if we are excited enough as a faith community, someone else may get curious and that person may be drawn to Christ.
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Greatest gift of love
AdventChristmasCommentaryFeatureWit & Wisdom

Greatest gift of love

Father Joseph BreighnerNovember 29, 20222 min read
The season upon us now, Advent, is a time to prepare our minds and hearts to celebrate the coming of God into our world.
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Genocide in Ukraine?
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Genocide in Ukraine?

George WeigelNovember 29, 20225 min read
Yale historian Timothy Snyder thinks that, measured by the criteria of the Genocide Convention (to which Russia is a party), the Russian war in Ukraine is genocidal.
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Ready or not, it’s Advent
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Ready or not, it’s Advent

Rita BuettnerNovember 27, 20222 min read
Maybe you didn’t even realize Advent had started. You feel like you’ve fallen behind. Advent will rush by, and Christmas will come, and you’ll never catch up.
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Thanksgiving leftovers, Grandma’s gravy, and a road trip (7 Quick Takes)
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Thanksgiving leftovers, Grandma’s gravy, and a road trip (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerNovember 26, 20224 min read
~1~ I had thought that this would be the first Thanksgiving we would spend with extended family since 2019. By Wednesday afternoon, however, I could see that that wasn’t going to happen, thanks to a few sicknesses running through the family. My mother told me she would be happy to share the food she had […]
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Pass the gravy
ChristmasCommentaryFeatureThe Domestic Church

Pass the gravy

Rita BuettnerNovember 21, 20223 min read
May this season of gatherings offer us opportunities to open our arms and hearts to others – and to be ready to entertain angels along the way.
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