commeNTARY BlogCommentaryOpen Window First snow, an early Christmas gift, and remembering my mother-in-law (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerDecember 19, 20205 min read We had our first snow this week, and we were all excited about it. Baltimore BoomerChristmasCommentaryFeature What’s your favorite Christmas film? Paul McMullenDecember 17, 20206 min read Paul McMullen shares some of the Catholic Review’s all-time favorite Christmas movies. ChristmasCommentaryFeatureGuest CommentarySchools Do you hear what I hear? Family’s ‘bracket’ determines Christmas carol favorites Bo SmolkaDecember 17, 20204 min read The Smolka family explores how favorite Christmas carols stack up. CommentaryQuestion Corner How to ‘bless the Lord’?/ Sacrifice as substitute for Friday abstinence Father Kenneth DoyleDecember 16, 20203 min read Father Doyle fields questions on how to ‘bless the Lord’ and sacrifice as a substitute for Friday abstinence. AdventChristmasCommentaryFor the Journey Rejoice in bleak times Effie CaldarolaDecember 15, 20205 min read We can find joy in what Christ is offering us in this unique and unusual Advent of 2020. AmenAmen McMullen CommentaryCommentary We’ll meet again Paul McMullenDecember 15, 20204 min read Paul McMullen ponders those who have gone before us, holding on to hope for eternal life. BlogCommentaryOpen Window Gone fishing…in December Rita BuettnerDecember 13, 20203 min read I had promised my sons a fishing trip, and we were determined to go. BlogCommentaryOpen Window A golden birthday, emergency chocolate, and video backgrounds (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerDecember 11, 20204 min read It’s not every day that you turn 11 on the 11th. AdventChristmasCommentaryFeatureGuest Commentary The joy of Advent and pregnancy Cassandra PalmerDecember 10, 20204 min read The Advent season is a reminder that our own childlike faith can hardly imagine what God has in store for us. BlogCommentaryOpen WindowUncategorized Every day is the same Rita BuettnerDecember 9, 20203 min read “Every day is the same,” one of my boys said sadly the other day. Previous 1 … 168 169 170 … 290 Next