Commentary & Columns 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. Read More 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. Read More 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. Read More BlogCommentaryOpen Window 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. Read More AmenChristmasCommentaryFeature 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. Read More 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. Read More CommentaryThe Catholic DifferenceWar in Ukraine 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. Read More BlogCommentaryOpen Window 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. Read More BlogCommentaryOpen Window 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 […] Read More 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. Read More Previous 1 … 136 137 138 … 306 Next