commeNTARY BlogOpen WindowRecipes Yummy Imperfection: Trying a Koobideh kabob recipe Rita BuettnerJanuary 21, 20193 min read I’m always interested in duplicating a favorite dish at home to save a little money—and also because it’s fun to see what we can create ourselves. Baltimore BoomerBlog The house that Renee Buettner built Paul McMullenJanuary 18, 20195 min read Amid the many influential coaches managing editor Paul McMullen encountered or worked with, Renee Buettner was a favorite. BlogOpen Window Snow days, snowman building, a reading assignment, preparing for the Year of the Pig, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJanuary 17, 20195 min read With snow last weekend and more expected this weekend, we are all in snow mode. CommentaryGuest CommentaryIntellect and Virtue One man’s meat John GarveyJanuary 17, 20194 min read Learning to speak and write clearly is essential to success in all the disciplines that young people are flocking to these days. BlogOpen Window The year an ice storm canceled my calculus exam Rita BuettnerJanuary 15, 20193 min read I was a senior in high school, and I was failing calculus. I had to be. I hadn’t understood a word the teacher had said for months, and I couldn’t recall passing a single quiz. CommentaryGuest Commentary Recovering intimacy in a lonely world Greg ErlandsonJanuary 15, 20194 min read Rather than “Thou shalt not” as its battle cry, the church can offer a genuinely positive vision of “the joy of love,” a holistic understanding of sex and intimacy for a society increasingly despairing about both. BlogSnippets of Faith God’s Sandbox (bring your own bucket and shovel) Suzanna Molino SingletonJanuary 14, 20193 min read Need peace, need to think, need a great prayer spot? Go to a beach! It doesn’t even have to be summer to benefit from the calm it provides. Bring your own bucket and shovel … God will supply the tranquility. BlogOpen Window Excited about reading, a late Christmas gift, taking down the tree, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJanuary 11, 20194 min read Our younger son was afraid he wouldn’t find a book he wanted to buy. Then he spotted a book on a display and made a beeline for it. CommentarySocial JusticeWord on Fire Talking to some young Jesuits about social justice and evangelization Bishop Robert BarronJanuary 10, 20195 min read I told my young Jesuit conversation partners that they ought to follow the prompt of our Jesuit pope and go not just to the economic margins but to the “existential margins”—that is to say, to those who have lost the faith, lost any contact with God, who have not heard the Good News. BlogOpen Window Finding Jesus in the hospital Rita BuettnerJanuary 9, 20192 min read There’s no sign that says, “Jesus,” with an arrow. Previous 1 … 148 149 150 … 212 Next