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His first swimming lesson
BlogCommentaryDust and Dewfall

His first swimming lesson

Father J. Collin PostonAugust 9, 20213 min read
Father Collin Poston imagines what might have been like if Mary and Joseph took Jesus to the beach as a child.
Cookies, crab cakes and cousin fun (7 Quick Takes)
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Cookies, crab cakes and cousin fun (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerAugust 7, 20215 min read
Family…happy kids…warm chocolate chip cookies. Life doesn’t get much better than that.
Time flies and we’re having fun
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Time flies and we’re having fun

Rita BuettnerAugust 5, 20213 min read
Children grow fast. Time slips by faster every year. And pandemic time seems to be its own mystery.
St. Tarcisius and Reverence for the Eucharist
BlogCommentaryEucharistFertile Soil

St. Tarcisius and Reverence for the Eucharist

Hanael BianchiAugust 4, 20214 min read
Would you give your life to protect the Blessed Sacrament? St. Tarcisius, made this tremendous sacrifice, and today he is venerated as a great martyr.
Moral courage and the many cultures of death
CommentaryFeatureThe Catholic Difference

Moral courage and the many cultures of death

George WeigelAugust 4, 20214 min read
Ryszard Kuklinski was a genuine hero of the long, twilight struggle against communist totalitarianism — the man who helped prevent a bloody Soviet invasion of Poland to crush the nascent Solidarity movement.
Priest Life, Part 1: The Challenge
CommentaryUnconditionalVocations

Priest Life, Part 1: The Challenge

Robyn BarberryAugust 3, 20213 min read
The most important thing I want readers to learn is that priests never lose their sense of individuality.
That time we met the Met, my birthday, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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That time we met the Met, my birthday, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerJuly 31, 20214 min read
What a full week!
Leftover scraps of loaves and fishes
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Leftover scraps of loaves and fishes

Rita BuettnerJuly 29, 20212 min read
I love miracles.
Appreciation: Len Strom a joy-filled man of integrity
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Appreciation: Len Strom a joy-filled man of integrity

Bishop Denis J. MaddenJuly 29, 202111 min read
Bishop Denis Madden reflects on the life and faith of Len Strom, a former executive director of human resources for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
How to answer kids when prayers go unanswered
CommentaryGuest CommentaryParenting

How to answer kids when prayers go unanswered

Laura Kelly FanucciJuly 29, 20214 min read
As caregivers, we are not meant to put children in a bubble to protect them from life’s bruises or faith’s struggles. We are called to help them grow in their relationship with God.
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