commeNTARY BlogCommentaryLentOpen Window A Crazy Mixed-up Lunch Rita BuettnerMarch 29, 20223 min read When I got back to my desk at work, I opened the bag and realized I had the other customer’s lunch. BlogCommentaryOpen Window A Finch in a Pinch Rita BuettnerMarch 29, 20223 min read Children are always most curious and observant when it’s time for bed. So, of course, it was at bedtime last week when our younger son noticed that one of our zebra finches had redness around her tail. AmenAmen Gunty CommentaryCommentaryFeature Legacies of amazing women often go unnoticed Christopher GuntyMarch 28, 20224 min read I realize women like my amazing mother and grandmother don’t have to make history to influence others and leave a legacy. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Secret birthday gifts, the finches go to the Oscars, and a butter bunny (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerMarch 27, 20224 min read ~1~ My niece Elise will turn 15 this week, so I’ve been assembling a package to ship to her in time for her birthday. I wish I could tell you what I’m sending, but she’s an enthusiastic 7 Quick Takes reader, so I’ll have to fill you in later. But I will tell you I […] BlogCommentaryLentOpen Window Try to see the love Rita BuettnerMarch 22, 20222 min read Go home and find a crucifix, the priest said. Sit and hold it and really look at it. CommentaryFeatureThe Domestic Church A letter to my godson Rita BuettnerMarch 22, 20223 min read When you love God and recognize that he’s given you a role on earth that is just for you to do, you’ll find he helps you achieve things for him that seem almost impossible. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Shamrocks, soda bread, and two dates for mom and dad (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerMarch 19, 20224 min read This year I decided we should have something Irish for our door. CommentaryRespect Life Catholic leaders: Maryland bill would ‘expand an already extreme abortion landscape’ Catholic Review StaffMarch 16, 20224 min read There is a disturbing proposal making its way through the legislative process in Annapolis that seeks to enshrine abortion in our state’s constitution. House Bill 1171 is an attempt to unnecessarily amend Maryland’s Constitution to expand an already extreme abortion landscape under the guise of “reproductive liberty.” BlogCommentaryOpen Window The world begins today Rita BuettnerMarch 15, 20222 min read It started as an ordinary enough day. I was just starting the workday at my office when my phone rang. My new nephew had been born! CommentaryFeatureQuestion Corner Purgatory and the good thief/ Weddings during Lent Father Kenneth DoyleMarch 15, 20223 min read It has been a clear and consistent belief of the church, “All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven” Previous 1 … 131 132 133 … 288 Next