Commentary & Columns CommentaryQuestion Corner How to ‘bless the Lord’?/ Sacrifice as substitute for Friday abstinence Father Kenneth DoyleDecember 16, 20203 min read Father Doyle fields questions on how to ‘bless the Lord’ and sacrifice as a substitute for Friday abstinence. Read More AdventChristmasCommentaryFor the Journey Rejoice in bleak times Effie CaldarolaDecember 15, 20205 min read We can find joy in what Christ is offering us in this unique and unusual Advent of 2020. Read More AmenAmen McMullen CommentaryCommentary We’ll meet again Paul McMullenDecember 15, 20204 min read Paul McMullen ponders those who have gone before us, holding on to hope for eternal life. Read More BlogCommentaryOpen Window Gone fishing…in December Rita BuettnerDecember 13, 20203 min read I had promised my sons a fishing trip, and we were determined to go. Read More BlogCommentaryOpen Window A golden birthday, emergency chocolate, and video backgrounds (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerDecember 11, 20204 min read It’s not every day that you turn 11 on the 11th. Read More AdventChristmasCommentaryFeatureGuest Commentary The joy of Advent and pregnancy Cassandra PalmerDecember 10, 20204 min read The Advent season is a reminder that our own childlike faith can hardly imagine what God has in store for us. Read More BlogCommentaryOpen WindowUncategorized Every day is the same Rita BuettnerDecember 9, 20203 min read “Every day is the same,” one of my boys said sadly the other day. Read More AdventChristmasCommentaryFor the Journey Advent tears and laughter in a year of difficulty Effie CaldarolaDecember 9, 20203 min read Constant tears can signal depression and are not good signs. But tears that spring forth in solidarity with the suffering, that draw us closer to the kingdom Jesus came to call forth, those can be good tears. Read More CommentaryDivine WorshipQuestion Corner Is ‘purgatory’ in Bible?/ Kneel, sit or stand? Father Kenneth DoyleDecember 7, 20204 min read Father Doyle fields questions about purgatory and standing, sitting and kneeling at Mass. Read More AdventChristmasCommentaryGuest Commentary Christmas prayer: ‘Do you want to hold him?’ Father Richard Malloy, S.J.December 7, 20204 min read As I hold the savior of the world, all tiny and baby bald, smaller than a loaf of bread, I don’t do anything. Nor say anything. Silence is often the best conduit of God. Read More Previous 1 … 171 172 173 … 293 Next