commeNTARY Commentary Death without dignity in the nation’s capital Richard DoerflingerApril 15, 20174 min read The Council of the District of Columbia and the mayor have approved a law allowing physician-assisted suicide. Under Article I of our Constitution, Congress has legislative authority over the district and can block that law. Here are three nonpartisan reasons why it should do so. BlogOpen Window What happened when we put all our prayers in one basket for Lent Rita BuettnerApril 14, 20173 min read If I were getting graded on how I’ve done this Lent, I am not sure I would pass.Maybe that’s why I am especially grateful for the prayer basket we filled with intentions before Lent even began.Every morning we’ve pulled out a name for our intention of the day. We’ve prayed for Commentary ‘The Case for Christ’ and a stubbornly historical religion Bishop Robert BarronApril 13, 20175 min read The Case for Christ is interesting for any number of reasons, but I think it is particularly compelling for its subtle portrayal of the psychological, spiritual, and intellectual dynamics of evangelization. CommentaryWit & Wisdom How do we find God? Father Joseph BreighnerApril 13, 20173 min read Father Joseph Breighner offers three tips for getting closer to God. BlogOpen Window As my goddaughter turns 1… Rita BuettnerApril 12, 20172 min read One year ago I drove to the hospital to hold my niece for the first time. She was precious and sweet and snuggly and warm.This weekend we celebrated her first birthday. Throughout her party, she was laughing and crawling and bouncing and reaching over to give her big sister a BlogOpen Window With a Peep Peep here, and a Peep Peep there: An Easter-themed snack for a Cub Scouts meeting Rita BuettnerApril 12, 20172 min read For weeks our first grader has been reminding me that soon it would be our turn to bring the snack to Cub Scouts. I haven’t focused much on it, but he has been taking it very seriously.Our turn came the Wednesday before Easter—Spy Wednesday—so I suggested we should bring pretzels. AmenAmen Matysek CommentaryCampus MinistryCommentaryMarriage & Family LifeYoung Adult Ministry Amen: Love and sex in a poisonous culture George P. Matysek Jr.April 11, 20174 min read “People really want to be challenged to be better than even they think they can be,” Father Matthew Buening said. Baltimore BoomerBlog Some of my best friends are journalists Paul McMullenApril 6, 20175 min read At some point my parents left it to my older siblings to correct my behavior at St. Rose of Lima in Brooklyn. Two memories stand out, once for slouching as an altar server, the other in a pew, for not washing from my neck and arms the newsprint that had BlogOpen Window 7 Quick Takes Friday: April Fools Day, fishing in the cold, a dragon in the sky, a visit to a beloved playground, and the start of baseball season Rita BuettnerApril 6, 20171 min read How did you celebrate April Fools Day? Behind the HeadlinesBlogCommentary A week of turmoil and triumph Christopher GuntyApril 6, 20173 min read Each year, we celebrate the most momentous week in all of history, a week filled with turmoil and triumph: Holy Week. Previous 1 … 223 224 225 … 234 Next