commeNTARY BlogFertile Soil The Litany of Trust: A Prayer for our Times Hanael BianchiApril 3, 20176 min read It was a typical Saturday in late January. My best friend was helping me install a laminate floor in our living room. We took a break to have lunch together, and chitchatted for a bit before he left. Four days later, I received a series of frantic text messages and BlogOpen Window Answered prayers (or the story of a missing watch) Rita BuettnerApril 3, 20172 min read Every day during Lent we pull a slip of paper out of our prayer basket and read the name of the person or people listed there.We’ve prayed for cousins and grandparents, deceased family members and living friends. We share stories about the people we’re praying for, and—when I think of BlogUnconditional Hold us, Mary Robyn BarberryMarch 31, 20172 min read Bedtime at the Barberrys is nothing short of a production. There are bathtime adventures, pajama races, and our own version of “circle time” where we discuss the events of the day and our dreams for tomorrow. This is followed by stories, including: perennial favorites like “Goodnight, Goodnight Construction BlogUnconditional Gifts from my Grandmother Robyn BarberryMarch 31, 20173 min read My grandmother, Marion Thuma Snyder Johnston, told me this story many years ago and said that she wanted to write it someday. She passed away peacefully on March 30, 2017. She didn’t get a chance to put it into writing, so I’m going to make sure that her BlogUnconditional Please don’t fine my homeless neighbors Robyn BarberryMarch 31, 20173 min read I live in a small city outside of Baltimore called Aberdeen. It’s a modest town, born of the canning industry and railroad, where most people work hard to live peaceful lives in little neighborhoods. Unfortunately, just under two hundred of our neighbors are unable to afford homes for a variety BlogOpen Window Never too old for bedtime kiss Rita BuettnerMarch 30, 20173 min read This Lenten season, as we fast and serve and pray, I hope we can try to find moments just to be with God. BlogDust and Dewfall Seeing as God sees Father J. Collin PostonMarch 29, 20172 min read Last Sunday, the “midway point” of Lent, we heard the beautiful, amazing account from the Gospel of John of the “man born blind” (John 9:1-41.) In it we see a beautiful progression of faith, not so much unlike the one of the Samaritan woman who earlier proclaimed Christ to her BlogOpen Window What we found when we went birthday gift shopping Rita BuettnerMarch 28, 20173 min read If ever there were an aunt who deserves to be celebrated, it’s Aunt Shai. She gives her nieces and nephews her undivided attention, plays with them for hours, reads to them, and teaches them how to make up stories with their toys.So even though it wasn’t clear that she wanted BlogOpen Window A warm welcome at Mass Rita BuettnerMarch 19, 20173 min read I’ve never paid much attention to what greeters do before Mass. I always smile at them and say hello, maybe compliment a scarf or comment on the weather. Still, I hadn’t really considered it a significant job.At our parish’s Scout Mass this week, though, Daniel was a greeter, and he BlogNewsThe Space Between Politicians Are People Too (Why we should welcome the #bipartisanroadtrip) Julie WalshMarch 16, 20174 min read Other than the BBC Dad story (which makes me laugh to the point of tears pretty much every time I watch it), my favorite story of the week is of the #bipartisanroadtrip – a two-day drive undertaken by Texas Congressmen Will Hurd (a Republican) and Beto O’Rourke (a Democrat). The two men, who don’t Previous 1 … 224 225 226 … 234 Next