Commentary & Columns BlogCommentaryOpen Window Moving Ever Forward Rita BuettnerApril 18, 20222 min read It was 18 feet deep, and that boat was quite trapped, Through pushing and pulling, in the silt it stayed wrapped. Read More BlogCommentaryOpen Window The poetic fun of spring Rita BuettnerApril 16, 20222 min read The trees are pink and white and green All wearing spring’s fantastic sheen. Read More CommentaryFeatureGuest Commentary Learning to love the cry room Elise Italiano UreneckApril 14, 20224 min read I now consider the cry room a sanctuary within a sanctuary, a gift of which only compassionate and loving parent-architects could have conceived. Read More CommentaryEasterGuest Commentary Evening news despair and Easter hope Greg ErlandsonApril 12, 20223 min read A news anchor’s grim highlights of Armageddon will never be the last word. But the final chapter has been written already by the Lord of Easter. Read More CommentaryFeatureThe Domestic Church A cup of sugar – and then some Rita BuettnerApril 11, 20223 min read We are reminded to look at the people who are hurting or struggling in front of us and consider what part we might play in easing their pain. Read More BlogCommentaryLentOpen Window Let’s Go on a Pilgrimage Rita BuettnerApril 10, 20227 min read Weeks ago, one of my colleagues suggested that we go on a retreat. It sounded wonderful, but I thought it might be impossible. Spring is an incredibly busy time at work. Would we ever be able to step away? We picked a possible day to go, but I wasn’t sure it would happen. Something would […] Read More BlogCommentaryOpen Window Haiku for me, haiku for you Rita BuettnerApril 8, 20221 min read Need an eggless treat? Check out these egg-shaped candies. Hello, irony. Read More BlogCommentaryLentOpen Window A Tribute to Tuna Rita BuettnerApril 7, 20221 min read From sea to can to dinner plate, A tuna feast is quite first-rate. Read More CommentaryGuest CommentaryWar in Ukraine Mary, woman of wonders against the lords of war Hosffman OspinoApril 7, 20223 min read It is with sadness and puzzlement that our world witnesses the invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign nation, by its neighbor Russia, an exponentially more powerful country politically, economically and militarily. Read More CommentaryWit & Wisdom ‘With great love’ Father Joseph BreighnerApril 5, 20222 min read Vladimir Putin has chosen to inflict death. Can we use this as an incentive for us to choose life? Read More Previous 1 … 150 151 152 … 308 Next