commeNTARY BlogCommentarySports Chance encounter showed Brooks Robinson’s Catholic spirit Gerry JacksonSeptember 27, 20234 min read What I remember most about Brooks Robinson aren’t my professional experiences with him, but a small moment that I think sums up why he’s so beloved in this town. BlogCommentaryOpen Window That Time We Met Brooks Robinson Rita BuettnerSeptember 26, 20237 min read Our fifth grader went first, stepping up to meet Brooks Robinson who smiled and commented that our boy wasn’t in school. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Celebrating 19 years of marriage Rita BuettnerSeptember 26, 20233 min read Life is full of jumping spiders—and other things that are much more stressful and problematic. Nineteen years into marriage, I’m grateful that I don’t have to experience them alone. CommentaryThe Domestic Church How can I help? Rita BuettnerSeptember 26, 20233 min read The best part was discovering that serving others can be more fun than spending the afternoon doing what you thought you wanted to do. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Does insufficient faith keep us from being healed? Jenna Marie CooperSeptember 25, 20234 min read Catholics don’t believe that a lack of physical healing is due to some fault in the faith of the one suffering, nor can it be attributed to a lack of faith on the part of that person’s loved ones. CommentaryImmigration and Migration Archbishop Wenski: ‘Change the narrative about migration’ Archbishop Thomas WenskiSeptember 22, 20233 min read The U.S. can overcome the challenges of migration if we recognize the opportunities the immigrants themselves offer. CommentaryWorship & Sacraments Cardinal Dolan: Are Sunday Masses just too long? Cardinal Timothy M. DolanSeptember 21, 20234 min read An hour-and-a-half Mass — not just on solemnities, but every Sunday — has become normal, and they candidly propose that this is one of the factors driving people away. CommentarySynodality Reasons why St. Francis is a model of synodality Father Patrick BriscoeSeptember 21, 20234 min read We should be disciples like St. Francis, striving our best to imitate our master, he who was poor and willing to lay down his life in reparation for our sins. BlogCommentaryOpen Window A taste of a child’s birthday joy Rita BuettnerSeptember 20, 20233 min read As I sat in the waiting room, I thought I might have a few minutes to myself. Then the door burst open, and a mother and her two little girls came hurrying into the room. Fairly quickly, the older girl caught my eye and recognized me as an appreciative audience. She picked up her 3-year-old […] Commentary Grandma still uses cash, but updates when it’s truly necessary Effie CaldarolaSeptember 20, 20233 min read Everything is connected. We are, all of us, connected, and we’re intimately connected to the natural world that is now under such duress. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 193 Next