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Happy 1st birthday to our baby finches!
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Happy 1st birthday to our baby finches!

Rita BuettnerSeptember 19, 20215 min read
This weekend the baby birds are turning 1 year old. It’s impossible and wonderful.
How do we respond to the anger in our nation?
CommentaryFeatureFor the Journey

How do we respond to the anger in our nation?

Effie CaldarolaSeptember 17, 20213 min read
Negativity is contagious, but so is positivity. I want to be that positive person. Find a good cause and work for it.
A bold Catholic investment in inner city education
CommentaryFeatureSchoolsThe Catholic Difference

A bold Catholic investment in inner city education

George WeigelSeptember 16, 20215 min read
Today, inner-urban Catholic schools are a lifeline for children whose futures are being put at even greater risk by failing government schools and hidebound teachers’ unions that resist educational reform while engaging in various forms of ideological indoctrination.
No sorrow too great for our Mother
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No sorrow too great for our Mother

Rita BuettnerSeptember 14, 20213 min read
There’s no grief we can bring to our Blessed Mother that she doesn’t understand.
Modern miracle workers
CommentaryWit & Wisdom

Modern miracle workers

Father Joseph BreighnerSeptember 14, 20212 min read
I suggest that we take some time in prayer to thank God for our various healing professions. I hope we will see them as expressions of God’s healing love and power.
Women deacons?/Pope kissing hand
CommentarydeaconsQuestion Corner

Women deacons?/Pope kissing hand

Father Kenneth DoyleSeptember 14, 20213 min read
Father Doyle fields questions about women deacons and whether the pope kisses hands.
Happy rutabaga to you, virtual back-to-school night, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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Happy rutabaga to you, virtual back-to-school night, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerSeptember 12, 20214 min read
There are three kinds of people in the world: people who love rutabaga, people who love giving rutabaga as gifts, and people who can’t believe I would write so many words about rutabaga.
A Lucky Find
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A Lucky Find

Rita BuettnerSeptember 9, 20212 min read
God sees us looking for things. Then he slips exactly what we’ve been searching for into our lives when we don’t expect it.
When our children leave the faith
CommentaryGuest Commentary

When our children leave the faith

Greg ErlandsonSeptember 9, 20213 min read
The real enemy of the faith in our age is indifference. Combatting this enemy may be the biggest challenge facing our parishes, and our families, today.
Opening our hearts to love
CommentaryThe Domestic Church

Opening our hearts to love

Rita BuettnerSeptember 9, 20214 min read
That’s love – wanting to be with those who matter to you and being open to whatever comes along the way.
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