commeNTARY BlogCommentaryOpen Window Meet my mandolin Rita BuettnerJanuary 27, 20213 min read I have never considered buying a mandolin—neither the musical instrument nor the kitchen tool. But if I wanted to try to make this dish, I might as well do it right. CommentaryFor the JourneyLent ‘The Social Dilemma’ Effie CaldarolaJanuary 27, 20214 min read Perhaps a good question to ask as we look forward to Lent: How much time do I spend daily in prayer versus how much time on social media? CommentaryQuestion Corner Does Holy Name Society still exist?/ Praying for all the dead Father Kenneth DoyleJanuary 26, 20213 min read Father Doyle fields questions about the Holy Name Society and praying for the dead. CommentaryGuest CommentaryRacial Justice Names for public spaces matter Shannen Dee WilliamsJanuary 26, 20215 min read As our nation and church continue to suffer the lethal effects of their ongoing failures to fully acknowledge and atone for centuries of slavery and segregation, the new Norman Francis Parkway is an important beacon of hope. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Cookies from a friend in heaven, losing the lottery, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJanuary 23, 20214 min read The cookies are a beautiful reminder that the end of life on earth doesn’t mean the end of a friendship. CommentaryLight One CandleSaints A saint’s two crowns Father Ed Dougherty, M.M.January 21, 20214 min read Many people falsely believe that human strength is at the heart of heroism, but Maximilian Kolbe’s life demonstrates that the path to true heroism begins with humility. CommentaryQuestion Corner Christ ‘descended into hell’/ Holy Family: Egypt or Nazareth? Father Kenneth DoyleJanuary 21, 20214 min read Father Doyle fields questions about Christ’s ‘descent into hell’ and the Flight into Egypt. 2020 ElectionBehind the HeadlinesBlogCommentaryFeature President Biden’s top priority must be healing Christopher GuntyJanuary 19, 20214 min read President Biden cannot force his opponents to listen to facts, but if he truly wants to unite the country, he needs to do things a lot different from the way past administrations have done. CommentaryGuest CommentaryRacial Justice Exhaustion meets new beginnings Hosffman OspinoJanuary 19, 20214 min read The cavalier use of racist language in our public discourse, the rise of an emerging nationalism built upon anti-immigrant sentiments and the disdain for people who struggle with poverty, among other sociocultural misfits in our day, demand a communal examination of conscience. BlogCommentaryOpen Window A dessert for Ordinary Time Rita BuettnerJanuary 18, 20213 min read There’s something about the simpler times in between the flashier liturgical seasons that speaks to me. Previous 1 … 162 163 164 … 288 Next