Commentary & Columns BlogOpen Window “Don’t step on a crack. You’ll break your mother’s back!” Rita BuettnerMay 8, 20173 min read I can only hope God will give my husband and me the wisdom, the strength, the courage to handle each stage we will encounter as a family. Read More BlogOpen Window 7 Quick Takes: Not camping this weekend, dominoes and dishes, my favorite response to Jimmy Kimmel, Star Wars Day, and more Rita BuettnerMay 6, 20173 min read This week’s 7 Quick Takes includes a breakfast Star Wars tribute. Read More CommentaryRespect LifeWit & Wisdom Doing good by resisting evil Father Joseph BreighnerMay 3, 20173 min read The strength to resist evil and the power to do good can sum up the moral behavior of Christians. Read More Commentary Tired of religious discrimination? Richard DoerflingerApril 28, 20174 min read All believers should worry about policies that treat them as second-class citizens. Read More BlogOpen Window 7 Quick Takes Friday: Going camping, cabbage, ham, Harpoon Lagoon, Infertility Awareness Week, and a visit to the cemetery Rita BuettnerApril 28, 20174 min read These week’s 7 Quick takes covers ongoing Easter celebrations, camping, a visit to the cemetery and much more! Read More Commentary Baptism by nurse in hospital/ Which knee for genuflection? Father Kenneth DoyleApril 24, 20174 min read According to the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, “a genuflection, made by bending the right knee to the ground, signifies adoration, and therefore it is reserved for the Most Blessed Sacrament.” Read More BlogOpen Window A sweet reminder from our son during Mass Rita BuettnerApril 24, 20172 min read “Pure love … knows that only one thing is needed to please God,” St. Faustina wrote, “to do even the smallest things out of great love—love, and always love.” Read More BlogUnconditional First Communion Prep with Pope Francis Robyn BarberryApril 24, 20173 min read There is so much joy to be found in these 40 beautifully illustrated pages. Read More BlogOpen Window 7 Quick Takes: Lasagna for Easter, our fun spring break, preparing for summer, a trip to the zoo, and signs of spring Rita BuettnerApril 21, 20174 min read This week’s 7 Quick Takes includes Easter fun and a trip to the zoo. Read More Commentary The Benedict Option and the identity/relevance dilemma Bishop Robert BarronApril 21, 20176 min read The very intensity of the interest in The Benedict Option in one way proves Dreher’s central point, namely, that there is a widely-felt instinct that something has gone rather deeply wrong with the culture and that classical Christianity, at least in the West, is in a bit of a mess. Read More Previous 1 … 294 295 296 … 306 Next