commeNTARY BlogOpen Window I could write a sonnet about everything we did during the octave of Easter (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerApril 16, 20202 min read My niece, Elise, challenged me to write this week’s 7 Quick Takes in sonnet form. April is National Poetry Month, after all. I think she believes—and rightly so—that I turn too often to limericks. And I do love a challenge. CommentaryCoronavirusGuest CommentaryIntellect and Virtue Sense of smell John GarveyApril 16, 20203 min read John Garvey reflects on not having his sense of smell. BlogSnippets of Faith Drawing strength from those before us Suzanna Molino SingletonApril 16, 20204 min read Forget the hair, go back to your family roots. BlogOpen Window Schoolwork at Home (A mother’s lament in rhyme) Rita BuettnerApril 15, 20202 min read “Mom I am.Oh, Mom I am. I love to be just Mom I am. What’s that? Here comes a quarantine? But what could all that home time mean?” “Here comes the schoolwork—there’s a lot. So make sure that each day you plot.” “I’m teaching math? And ELA? Can’t we just let the kids go play?” […] BooksCommentaryCoronavirusGuest Commentary Lessons from the novel ‘The Plague’ Father Eugene HemrickApril 14, 20202 min read When overcome with fear, do we pray to a merciful God or see God’s wrath punishing us? BlogOpen WindowUncategorized Becoming an at-home hairstylist? Tips to avoid a hairy situation Rita BuettnerApril 13, 20203 min read Here are a few tips if you find yourself starting your own home salon. BlogOpen WindowRecipes The beauty of Holy Saturday, our Lenten prayer basket, schoolwork, and a yummy mac and cheese recipe (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerApril 11, 20204 min read Holy Saturday is such a powerful day. It’s a day of quiet. A day of transition. Today we stand between the sorrow of Good Friday and the joy of Easter. It is a peaceful, hopeful, expectant day. BlogLentOpen Window As we await the Resurrection Rita BuettnerApril 10, 20203 min read Somehow in this time of anxiety and indefinite quarantine, when so much seems uncertain, we seem to be primed for those moments of happy discovery—those moments when we see how much we are loved by God and by others. CommentaryCoronavirusGuest Commentary A response to ‘We are an Easter people’ Catholic News ServiceApril 9, 20207 min read It is irresponsible to assert that we know enough about the virus to encourage, in good conscience, the sorts of decisions that could very well end up becoming matters of life and death. CommentaryCoronavirusGuest Commentary From disaster, an Easter people rise Carolyn WooApril 9, 20203 min read This plague has opened our hearts and minds to questions that we should have been asking all along: What is most important to us? Do we love well? What can we count on? Previous 1 … 114 115 116 … 215 Next