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Trying to catch the bus
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Trying to catch the bus

Rita BuettnerFebruary 16, 20222 min read
We’ve never missed the bus, but we’ve come close.
Daisies for the window, ripe bananas, and a special moment at Mass (7 Quick Takes)
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Daisies for the window, ripe bananas, and a special moment at Mass (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerFebruary 13, 20224 min read
The other day while I was grocery shopping alone, I saw a sweet pot of daisies.
Picking out the carrots
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Picking out the carrots

Rita BuettnerFebruary 11, 20223 min read
God steps in and eases our burdens in small ways we might not ever see. That’s how much he loves us.
Super Bowl LVI: The Catholic Roots of the NFL
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Super Bowl LVI: The Catholic Roots of the NFL

Kate O’HareFebruary 10, 20227 min read
As fans prepare to watch the Rams take on the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m., Catholic viewers may not realize how much their fellow believers have been involved in the history and success of American football.
Synod: ‘We’re listening’
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Synod: ‘We’re listening’

Christopher GuntyFebruary 10, 20224 min read
The synod has already begun in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, with about two dozen parishes, plus Catholic Center staff, clergy and religious, having already gone through the process, which entails a listening session immersed in prayer.
Is your parish family-friendly?
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Is your parish family-friendly?

Laura Kelly FanucciFebruary 10, 20224 min read
Making a parish family-friendly is a practical and spiritual undertaking. It both requires a checklist and an examination of conscience.
How Tom Brady can inspire our Lenten discipline
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How Tom Brady can inspire our Lenten discipline

Elise Italiano UreneckFebruary 10, 20224 min read
What we choose to do for our Lenten disciplines should help us make incremental progress toward holiness.
Got it?
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Got it?

Rita BuettnerFebruary 9, 20223 min read
Last week, a few of my colleagues were talking about a work project that just kept hitting walls—little ones, big ones, sometimes confusing ones. When we finish it, we joked, we will have to celebrate. I love marking small wins. When we finally get through it, I said, I’ll treat everyone to coffee. We managed […]
Why is cremation OK now?/ Bowing to a priest
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Why is cremation OK now?/ Bowing to a priest

Father Kenneth DoyleFebruary 9, 20223 min read
Cremation is now permitted for Catholics, so long as it is not chosen in denial of the Christian teaching on resurrection and the sacredness of the human body.
Do the next right thing
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Do the next right thing

Father Joseph BreighnerFebruary 8, 20223 min read
Do the next right thing and chances are you’ll be doing God’s will.
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