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Finding our way through the darkness
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Finding our way through the darkness

Rita BuettnerDecember 13, 20223 min read
At this time of year, alarm clocks seem to go off during the middle of the night. But we have to get up and get the day started, even when it looks like midnight outside. So, I climb out of bed and make sure my high schooler is awake. I ask him what he wants […]
Catholic Review photographer enjoys 100-year-old cookie recipe
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Catholic Review photographer enjoys 100-year-old cookie recipe

Kevin J. ParksDecember 13, 20222 min read
Using a 100-year-old recipe handed down by her maternal great grandmother, Sue Parks continues a family tradition started decades ago that makes Christmases extra special.
Appreciate the larger picture that is God
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Appreciate the larger picture that is God

Effie CaldarolaDecember 7, 20223 min read
Perhaps intentionally turning away a bit this Advent from our technological dependence would help us appreciate the larger picture that is God in history and in our lives.
Books for Christmas – 2022
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Books for Christmas – 2022

George WeigelDecember 7, 20225 min read
A look at a few books that would make good Christmas gifts for Catholics.
What to give the Lord
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What to give the Lord

Archbishop William E. LoriDecember 6, 20223 min read
We can’t evangelize without putting ourselves out on a limb, any more than a person in sales can avoid the risk of getting turned down.
Journeying toward Christmas
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Journeying toward Christmas

Rita BuettnerDecember 4, 20223 min read
When we were waiting to adopt our older son, we had a long to-do list.
What are you waiting for?
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What are you waiting for?

Deacon B. Curtis TurnerNovember 30, 20223 min read
Perhaps, if we are excited enough as a faith community, someone else may get curious and that person may be drawn to Christ.
Greatest gift of love
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Greatest gift of love

Father Joseph BreighnerNovember 29, 20222 min read
The season upon us now, Advent, is a time to prepare our minds and hearts to celebrate the coming of God into our world.
Genocide in Ukraine?
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Genocide in Ukraine?

George WeigelNovember 29, 20225 min read
Yale historian Timothy Snyder thinks that, measured by the criteria of the Genocide Convention (to which Russia is a party), the Russian war in Ukraine is genocidal.
Ready or not, it’s Advent
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Ready or not, it’s Advent

Rita BuettnerNovember 27, 20222 min read
Maybe you didn’t even realize Advent had started. You feel like you’ve fallen behind. Advent will rush by, and Christmas will come, and you’ll never catch up.
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