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Rediscovering baptism in plague time
CommentaryThe Catholic Difference

Rediscovering baptism in plague time

George WeigelMay 3, 20204 min read
Let me urge you again: make this time of plague and quarantine the occasion to dig the “Catholic paper” out of your records, find your baptismal certificate, and learn the date of your baptism. And then, with appropriate celebration, ponder just what happened to you that day.
A thank you in the sky (and a prayer for our healthcare heroes)
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A thank you in the sky (and a prayer for our healthcare heroes)

Rita BuettnerMay 2, 20202 min read
Gov. Larry Hogan had declared Saturday Healthcare Heroes Day, and the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds would be flying over as a thank you to those serving on the front lines in the pandemic.
The quarantine’s three lessons about the Church
CommentaryCoronavirusWord on Fire

The quarantine’s three lessons about the Church

Bishop Robert BarronMay 1, 20205 min read
So Catholics, don’t get discouraged. Rather, use this time of deprivation and abstention to awaken a deeper love for the Church in its Eucharistic, symbiotic, and incarnational distinctiveness.
Sugar-cube spill, home fashion, the gift of ramen, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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Sugar-cube spill, home fashion, the gift of ramen, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerMay 1, 20204 min read
Some days you’re trying to get something done when you hear a terrible crash in the kitchen. You come running and see that your son just spilled sugar cubes all over the floor.
Every Catholic man should do this once
BlogFertile Soil

Every Catholic man should do this once

Hanael BianchiApril 30, 20205 min read
I completed the Exodus program this Easter as part of a fraternity at St. John Parish in Westminster. It changed my life.
Don’t waste a good quarantine
BlogCoronavirusDiamonds in the Rough

Don’t waste a good quarantine

Father T. Austin Murphy Jr.April 28, 20203 min read
This quarantine is an opportunity, not a crisis. And like any opportunity, it can be wasted. We cannot allow that to happen.
Get to know St. Louis de Montfort
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Get to know St. Louis de Montfort

Rita BuettnerApril 27, 20202 min read
Do you know much about St. Louis de Montfort?
A farewell to a lamp
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A farewell to a lamp

Rita BuettnerApril 26, 20202 min read
As I turned the switch, the lamp started falling over onto my arm. I caught it and realized there were bits and pieces of the base spread all over the floor.
7 poems in 7 styles that may just bring out 7 smiles (7 Quick Takes)
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7 poems in 7 styles that may just bring out 7 smiles (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerApril 25, 20203 min read
National Poetry Month will be coming to a close soon, so these 7 takes are written in 7 different poetic forms.
Did Jesus have to die for our sins?/ Waiting for the right partner
CommentaryQuestion Corner

Did Jesus have to die for our sins?/ Waiting for the right partner

Father Kenneth DoyleApril 23, 20204 min read
Father Doyle fields questions on why Jesus died for our sins and waiting for the right marriage partner.
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