commeNTARY BlogOpen Window Professional photos, 17 for dinner, a spontaneous date night, and a photobombing selfie (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerMarch 15, 20184 min read We haven’t had professional photos taken of the boys in almost four years, so I scheduled a shoot last week, got them all dressed up, went to the mall, and they posed for the camera. CommentaryGuest Commentary The day I thought a shooter was on campus Emily Rosenthal AlsterMarch 14, 20184 min read In a split second, the place that we called home could have become one in a list of many: Sandy Hook, Oklahoma City, Columbine, the World Trade Center, the Boston Marathon and now Parkland. It only takes one person with malicious intent to uproot and destroy lives. BlogOpen Window Let’s do lunch (even if there’s not time) Rita BuettnerMarch 12, 20183 min read I stopped at the grocery store, bought way too much food so she’d have enough for a few days’ worth of lunches, and headed to her house. BlogOpen Window Card playing, crockpot worries, a meatless meal idea, how to swallow pills, Lenten prayer, and Pokemon (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerMarch 8, 20185 min read Our children love playing cards. I try to carry a deck of cards with me wherever I go, and they have saved me many times. BlogOpen Window 10 pieces of encouragement (not advice) for parents-to-be Rita BuettnerMarch 7, 20184 min read Last weekend we went to a baby shower for friends who are expecting a baby girl. I was supposed to write down a piece of advice for the parents-to-be, and I could not think of a single thing to say. CommentaryThe Domestic Church Wearin’ of the Green Rita BuettnerMarch 7, 20184 min read I’ve never been to the Emerald Isle. But throughout my childhood, my mother made sure my siblings and I knew we were Irish. BlogFertile Soil Something is wrong: The crisis of modern addictions Hanael BianchiMarch 7, 20189 min read Modernity is not a constant movement towards progress. Instead the modern worldview has a gaping hole right in the middle of it. BlogOpen Window Introducing the small victory jar: The next chapter in the story Rita BuettnerMarch 6, 20183 min read For weeks now, I have been looking for a container to gather the small victories my colleagues and I celebrate in the office. CommentaryGuest Commentary Prayer: Leading not into temptation Maureen PrattMarch 6, 20184 min read A 2017 neurological study suggests that we can lean on a key practice to give us the spiritual muscle to rise above temptations: prayer. Behind the HeadlinesBlogCommentary Time for action on gun violence Christopher GuntyMarch 6, 20184 min read “Thoughts and prayers” are an appropriate, initial, compassionate response to any tragedy, including the death of innocents at a concert, church or school. But a solution requires action. And the time for action is now. Previous 1 … 179 180 181 … 218 Next