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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.
Five years after Laudato Si, and 50 after the first Earth Day
CommentaryEnvironmentGuest Commentary

Five years after Laudato Si, and 50 after the first Earth Day

Doug DeMeoApril 21, 20204 min read
Let this five years’ marking of Laudato Si and 50 years’ celebration of Earth Day impel our desires to know and accept our sacred place like never before.
Finding hope in the beauty of God’s creation
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Finding hope in the beauty of God’s creation

Rita BuettnerApril 21, 20203 min read
God’s fingerprints are everywhere, and this spring I spot gift after gift from our Creator. The greatest gift, of course, is today.
A trumpet and a lesson in trust
BlogThe Domestic Church

A trumpet and a lesson in trust

Rita BuettnerApril 21, 20204 min read
The challenge for us might be to trust God, knowing that he wants what’s best for us and that he knows us better than we know ourselves.
Teaching Together while Apart: The 2020 Virtual NCEA Convention
BlogUnconditional

Teaching Together while Apart: The 2020 Virtual NCEA Convention

Robyn BarberryApril 20, 20204 min read
It’s hard not to be able to walk twenty-two steps across the hall to ask your friend for help. It’s hard not to know what the future of virtual education looks like.
The legacy of St. John Paul II’s encyclical ‘Evangelium Vitae’ at 25
CommentaryGuest CommentaryRespect Life

The legacy of St. John Paul II’s encyclical ‘Evangelium Vitae’ at 25

Elise Italiano UreneckApril 17, 20204 min read
A culture of life is always within reach and is built one moment and decision at a time.
I could write a sonnet about everything we did during the octave of Easter (7 Quick Takes)
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I could write a sonnet about everything we did during the octave of Easter (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerApril 16, 20202 min read
My niece, Elise, challenged me to write this week’s 7 Quick Takes in sonnet form. April is National Poetry Month, after all. I think she believes—and rightly so—that I turn too often to limericks. And I do love a challenge.
Sense of smell
CommentaryCoronavirusGuest CommentaryIntellect and Virtue

Sense of smell

John GarveyApril 16, 20203 min read
John Garvey reflects on not having his sense of smell.
Drawing strength from those before us
BlogSnippets of Faith

Drawing strength from those before us

Suzanna Molino SingletonApril 16, 20204 min read
Forget the hair, go back to your family roots.
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