commeNTARY BlogCommentaryOpen Window Trying to catch the bus Rita BuettnerFebruary 16, 20222 min read We’ve never missed the bus, but we’ve come close. BlogCommentaryOpen Window 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. CommentaryThe Domestic Church 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. CommentaryFeatureGuest CommentaryNewsSportsWorld News 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. AmenAmen Gunty CommentaryCommentarySynodality 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. CommentaryGuest CommentaryParenting 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. CommentaryGuest CommentaryLentSports 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. BlogCommentaryOpen Window 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 […] CommentaryQuestion Corner 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. CommentaryWit & Wisdom 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. Previous 1 … 143 144 145 … 298 Next