commeNTARY CommentaryFeatureFor the JourneyGuest CommentaryMarriage & Family Life ‘Do not worry about tomorrow’ Effie CaldarolaAugust 16, 20223 min read Jesus is speaking to our human tendency to worry, sometimes ceaselessly, about tomorrow, about yesterday, about the far-off future and the long-dead past. Regrets can nag us from one direction, fear from the other. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Trying to emerge from my beach daze…er…days (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerAugust 14, 20226 min read We spent last week at Rehoboth Beach, enjoying a beautiful week of cousin craziness BlogCommentaryOpen Window Beating the claw machine Rita BuettnerAugust 11, 20222 min read My son spotted the claw machine from a distance away, and I had a feeling he would want to give it a try. It was a hot summer afternoon, and we were hanging out with some of my nieces and nephews. The cousins have been playing “Among Us,” a video game you play in groups. […] BlogCommentaryOpen Window A personal flyswatter and other gifts, hummus, and a new room (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerAugust 8, 20224 min read ~1~ My neighbor Kathy invited me to take a birthday walk through the neighborhood the other day, and she greeted me with a sangria popsicle. She had filled a bag of gifts and cards for me to open as we walked. We stopped every few minutes for me to open either a card or a […] BlogCommentaryOpen Window A Faith Lesson After a Power Outage Rita BuettnerAugust 5, 20222 min read Still, your hand reaches for that light switch—again and again—trying to restore light to the darkness, BlogCommentaryOpen Window My birthday festivities, a painting project, and spaghetti pizza for lunch (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJuly 30, 20224 min read My mother made me a hot milk sponge cake with Aunt Alice’s chocolate frosting, and she put two pie birds on the top in honor of our pet finches. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Just by showing up Rita BuettnerJuly 27, 20223 min read A few weeks ago, a jury summons came in the mail. CommentaryFeatureGuest CommentaryMarriage & Family Life Where is God on your family’s calendar? Laura Kelly FanucciJuly 26, 20223 min read If someone found your planner on the bus or a stranger glanced at your calendar on the wall or a hacker gained access to your phone’s events, would they see any sign you were a Catholic? BlogCommentaryOpen Window Texting with kids, Mr. Trash Wheel, and what’s in my Instapot (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJuly 23, 20224 min read One night this week, our older son went to the double feature at Bengie’s Drive-in Theatre with friends. Since there were just three of us, we decided to go out to dinner. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Do you take pictures of your food? Rita BuettnerJuly 21, 20223 min read Some people, it turns out, don’t feel the need to photograph their food before eating it—even if they’re in Italy. And that’s fine. Previous 1 … 124 125 126 … 288 Next