commeNTARY BlogOpen Window Fabric of Faith: A Q&A with Theresa Conlan of Happy Nest Home Goods Rita BuettnerSeptember 10, 20187 min read Theresa Conlan of Happy Nest Home Goods is releasing her first cross stitch patterns this week! We took a few minutes to chat about her art, her business, and her faith. AmenAmen Gunty CommentaryCommentary I have seen the face of Christ Christopher GuntySeptember 10, 20183 min read Many years ago, I read an essay that pointed out that the church – whose head is Christ – must have a dual nature: like Jesus, both divine and human. If the church were not human, it would not be riddled with sinners and all that sin brings into our lives; but if the church were not divine, it could not have lasted two millennia, the argument went. BlogOpen Window Clouds, a new school year, puzzles, fishing, when things fall apart, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerSeptember 7, 20184 min read Don’t you just love clouds? I don’t think I look up at the sky often enough. I saw this one last night, and I loved how it was lit up from behind like a lightbulb. BlogOpen Window A day that takes the cake Rita BuettnerSeptember 5, 20182 min read Our younger son has been asking me to bake a cake. Charity in TruthCommentary A time to repent Archbishop William E. LoriSeptember 5, 20183 min read The ongoing sexual abuse crisis in the Church has hit us with full force following the revelations concerning Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, former archbishop of Washington, and the Pennsylvania grand jury report. Once again, we were confronted with a tsunami of evil: the evil of those who perpetrated unspeakable crimes against children and young people; and […] CommentaryWit & Wisdom Pearls amid junk Father Joseph BreighnerSeptember 3, 20183 min read When you look at infinite space and countless solar systems and stars and galaxies, we’re part of a creation that is truly worthy of God. BlogOpen Window “Raven” about a wish that came true Rita BuettnerSeptember 1, 20184 min read When you’re counting down to an event, it seems to take forever to get there. And then all of a sudden, it’s time! And you’re there! And it’s all happening in a wonderful rush. Child & Youth ProtectionCommentaryGuest Commentary When hard conversations have to happen Laura Kelly FanucciSeptember 1, 20183 min read For children’s sake, for our church’s sake, for the sake of our own souls, we cannot choose the easy way out and avoid what is difficult to say or do. 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. Previous 1 … 164 165 166 … 218 Next