commeNTARY BlogOpen Window Cheering for the Orioles, One Beautiful Dream, conversation contests, geeking out, Pokemon, and holy water (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerMay 4, 20185 min read Last weekend my uncle gave us two tickets to the Orioles game, so Daniel and I jumped at the chance to go. CommentaryWord on Fire Michelle Wolf and the throwaway culture Bishop Robert BarronMay 4, 20184 min read One of the extraordinary but often overlooked qualities of a system of objective morality is that it is a check on the powerful and a protection of the most vulnerable. AmenCommentary Mary, Mother of the Church Emily Rosenthal AlsterMay 3, 20183 min read I heard that someone commenting on the new memorial said, “Isn’t there enough about Mary, already?” How can there be too much about Mary when she brought us Jesus? BlogUnconditional The things we do for love, Part 4: Forgive Robyn BarberryMay 3, 20183 min read Even though we have been hurt and scarred, we recognize the fact that he or she who wronged us may not have done it on purpose. Even if they did, we must never forget that they are human, a sinner not unlike ourselves. BlogOpen Window Slops for Dinner Rita BuettnerMay 2, 20182 min read On nights when my husband is working late, our boys and I often eat slops. BlogUnconditional North Bay: My true figure Robyn BarberryApril 30, 20184 min read I held a North Bay essay contest for my 6th grade class and, though every essay was a work of art, I thought this one really captured the layers and depth of personal growth that occurred for many of my students at North Bay. BlogFeatureThe Narthex Remembering a Baltimore priest’s ordeal at Dachau George P. Matysek Jr.April 29, 20183 min read The Polish priest told the Review that the wood strips in the windows separating the glass panes at Dachau seemed like crosses. Every time he looked out a window, he was reminded of the sign of redemption. BlogOpen Window Chalk drawings, children who grow too quickly, and highlights of a full week in rhyme (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerApril 28, 20182 min read Let’s wrap up National Poetry Month with 7 Quick Takes in rhyme! BlogMovie & Television ReviewsWord on Fire The most unexpectedly religious film of the year Bishop Robert BarronApril 26, 20185 min read I am going to maintain that A Quiet Place is the most unexpectedly religious film of 2018. Charity in TruthCommentaryFrom the Archbishop The church exists to evangelize Archbishop William E. LoriApril 26, 20184 min read It’s not that most Catholics reject outright the call to spread the Gospel; it’s more that they decline to participate in it, often because they themselves have never been evangelized and adequately catechized. Previous 1 … 173 174 175 … 216 Next