commeNTARY BlogCommentaryOpen Window 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 […] BlogCommentaryOpen Window Haiku for me, haiku for you Rita BuettnerApril 8, 20221 min read Need an eggless treat? Check out these egg-shaped candies. Hello, irony. 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. 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. 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? 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. Previous 1 … 132 133 134 … 290 Next