commeNTARY CommentaryGuest Commentary How do we know what a smile really means? Maureen PrattMay 10, 20184 min read The simple smile is one of God’s greatest gifts, but it is also a complex nonverbal way of communicating what is going on inside of us and how we relate to others. CommentaryThe Domestic Church Sounding out the words Rita BuettnerMay 9, 20183 min read How wonderful that, even when life isn’t easy and we struggle to be all we can be, our Father is watching us with a divine love that is beyond understanding. BlogOpen Window When you can’t do it all Rita BuettnerMay 8, 20182 min read I’m carrying grocery bags from the car to the kitchen when I hear our second grader yelling.“Mom! Mom! Can you roll this baseball to me?” Before I can respond, he turns and looks at me. “Oh, forget it,” he says. “Your hands are full.” Then he runs to the door and holds it open. I […] BlogDust and Dewfall The Joy of the Wild Goose Father J. Collin PostonMay 7, 20184 min read In Ireland, Christians past and present often refer to the Holy Spirit as “the Wild Goose.” The “goose is loose” they’ll say when they speak of the surprising, creative and often spontaneous work of the Holy Spirit. CommentaryWit & Wisdom Like Mary, we are all called Father Joseph BreighnerMay 6, 20183 min read Our job is not just to do good things for God, but to allow God to do good things through us. That’s what Mary models. 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. Previous 1 … 174 175 176 … 218 Next