Commentary & Columns CommentaryFeatureMarriage & Family LifeQuestion Corner Intent to exclude children/Is confession necessary? Father Kenneth DoyleMay 4, 20213 min read Father Kenneth Doyle fields questions about the intent to exclude children from a marriage and wheter confession is needed if someone has no mortal sins. Read More BlogCommentaryOpen WindowRacial Justice Racism and the impact of words Rita BuettnerMay 2, 20215 min read Racism isn’t something that happens to other people. It affects all of us—and each of us plays a part in naming it, opposing it, and changing what we can. Read More BlogCommentaryOpen Window Avocado toast, rats, a sonnet for St. Joseph, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerMay 1, 20213 min read 7 poems inspired by a full week Read More Charity in TruthCommentaryFeatureYear of St. Joseph Celebrating St. Joseph the Worker – and all workers Archbishop William E. LoriApril 30, 20214 min read The pandemic has drastically altered the way we work. More than a year ago, many workers abruptly began working in an online environment. That shift brought advantages, but also its share of anxieties and limitations, including the tensions and even traumas that many families experienced during the pandemic. Even so, in the intervening months, many […] Read More BlogCommentaryOpen Window Happy 18th birthday to a special niece Rita BuettnerApril 29, 20213 min read When my sister Maureen and her husband, Eric, told me they were expecting a baby, I couldn’t imagine more exciting news. The baby would be my parents’ first grandchild and my first niece or nephew. This little one was due in April 2003, and we couldn’t wait. I went with Maureen to a doctor’s appointment […] Read More CommentaryGuest Commentary Overcoming that empty feeling Father Eugene HemrickApril 29, 20212 min read Detachment is imperative to becoming our essential self. Its reward is joy that emanates from responding to God’s loving generosity planted in us. Read More CommentaryQuestion Corner Crucifixion and need for repentance/Raising children Catholic Father Kenneth DoyleApril 27, 20213 min read Father Kenneth Doyle fields questions about the crucifixion and the need for repentance, and raising children Catholic. Read More CommentaryFeatureGuest CommentaryParenting The quest to be ‘somebody’ online forgets who we really are Brett RobinsonApril 26, 20214 min read Our dignity comes from the fact that God has created us and we have a soul that is cherished by him. The fact that young people seek YouTube stardom so passionately should be a wake-up call to the church. Read More BlogCicadasCommentaryOpen Window The cicadas are coming and other poems (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerApril 24, 20212 min read 7 poems sharing 7 topics on my mind, including the impending arrival of the cicadas Read More BlogCommentaryOpen Window The gift of infertility Rita BuettnerApril 22, 20213 min read There is an emptiness and sorrow to infertility that is hard to describe. Read More Previous 1 … 172 173 174 … 306 Next