commeNTARY BlogOpen Window How we are squeezing every last ounce of summer out of this vacation (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerAugust 31, 20185 min read ~1~ Summer vacation is ending. It’s time I acknowledged that. I like to take off the last week of August to help get our sons ready for the school year. But somehow, with school starting on Tuesday, I realize that our school supplies are only 95 percent together, the summer writing assignments are not complete, […] CommentaryFor the Journey ‘The Hiding Place’ Effie CaldarolaAugust 30, 20183 min read Who inspires you? Who gives you hope? Read about a favorite saint or hero of history, and have faith. BlogSnippets of Faith Should Jesus be in the picture? Suzanna Molino SingletonAugust 30, 20183 min read How much better would our lives be if Jesus was always in the picture? BlogUnconditional The Butterfly Effect: Remembering Mrs. Pesa Robyn BarberryAugust 30, 20186 min read Every year, during our back-to-school liturgies, I scan the pews and say a prayer of gratitude and a petition for a successful school year for each of my colleagues. This year my task was more difficult because as I scanned the congregation, I was forced to recognize that one of us wasn’t there and never would be again. BlogOpen Window When you wish upon an Instagram picture… Rita BuettnerAugust 25, 20183 min read For their birthdays and Gotcha Days, our boys always get to pick something special for dinner. So as we were counting down to our younger son’s Gotcha Day—the seventh anniversary of the day we met one another—I asked him how he wanted to celebrate. BlogOpen Window Hibachi fun, a surprise, sitters, finding a new hangout, and conference planning (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerAugust 24, 20184 min read For our younger son’s Gotcha Day, we took him to a hibachi grill. He was excited to go, but then when we got there, all he wanted was a plate of fried rice. CommentaryQuestion Corner Washing hands at Mass/ The ‘poor in spirit’ Father Kenneth DoyleAugust 23, 20183 min read Father Doyle fields questions about why the priest washes his hands at Mass and what Christ meant by the ‘poor in spirit.’ BlogUnconditional Heavy is the cross Robyn BarberryAugust 23, 20182 min read The reality is that the cross we as Catholics have chosen and have been chosen to bear is heavy and growing heavier. BlogSnippets of Faith The Gentleness of Father Bernie Suzanna Molino SingletonAugust 23, 20183 min read I find him to be such a tender and calm soul. He speaks gently. He celebrates Mass gently. He acts gently. I love chatting with Father Bernie – his tranquility is contagious. BlogDust and Dewfall To whom shall we go? Father J. Collin PostonAugust 22, 20184 min read In these current times of confusion, doubt, sadness or anger, instead of letting our passions rule us we should come to Jesus in his flesh and blood, in his Eucharist. Previous 1 … 162 163 164 … 215 Next