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The poetic fun of spring
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The poetic fun of spring

Rita BuettnerApril 16, 20222 min read
The trees are pink and white and green
All wearing spring’s fantastic sheen.
Learning to love the cry room
CommentaryFeatureGuest Commentary

Learning to love the cry room

Elise Italiano UreneckApril 14, 20224 min read
I now consider the cry room a sanctuary within a sanctuary, a gift of which only compassionate and loving parent-architects could have conceived.
Evening news despair and Easter hope
CommentaryEasterGuest Commentary

Evening news despair and Easter hope

Greg ErlandsonApril 12, 20223 min read
A news anchor’s grim highlights of Armageddon will never be the last word. But the final chapter has been written already by the Lord of Easter.
A cup of sugar – and then some
CommentaryFeatureThe Domestic Church

A cup of sugar – and then some

Rita BuettnerApril 11, 20223 min read
We are reminded to look at the people who are hurting or struggling in front of us and consider what part we might play in easing their pain.
Let’s Go on a Pilgrimage
BlogCommentaryLentOpen Window

Let’s Go on a Pilgrimage

Rita BuettnerApril 10, 20227 min read
Weeks ago, one of my colleagues suggested that we go on a retreat. It sounded wonderful, but I thought it might be impossible. Spring is an incredibly busy time at work. Would we ever be able to step away? We picked a possible day to go, but I wasn’t sure it would happen. Something would […]
Haiku for me, haiku for you
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Haiku for me, haiku for you

Rita BuettnerApril 8, 20221 min read
Need an eggless treat?
Check out these egg-shaped candies.
Hello, irony.
A Tribute to Tuna
BlogCommentaryLentOpen Window

A Tribute to Tuna

Rita BuettnerApril 7, 20221 min read
From sea to can to dinner plate,
A tuna feast is quite first-rate.
Mary, woman of wonders against the lords of war
CommentaryGuest CommentaryWar in Ukraine

Mary, woman of wonders against the lords of war

Hosffman OspinoApril 7, 20223 min read
It is with sadness and puzzlement that our world witnesses the invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign nation, by its neighbor Russia, an exponentially more powerful country politically, economically and militarily.
‘With great love’
CommentaryWit & Wisdom

‘With great love’

Father Joseph BreighnerApril 5, 20222 min read
Vladimir Putin has chosen to inflict death. Can we use this as an incentive for us to choose life?
How to work for mercy at home
CommentaryFeatureGuest CommentaryLent

How to work for mercy at home

Laura Kelly FanucciApril 4, 20224 min read
The works of mercy call us to look closer: to see those around us as Christ, too. Often it’s easier to say we love humanity, but harder to love the human beings in our own home.
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