commeNTARY BlogOpen Window A commencement goodbye Rita BuettnerMay 18, 20173 min read During my 19-year career, I’ve seen colleagues come and colleagues go. The hellos I look forward to. The goodbyes I dread. CommentarydeaconsQuestion Corner How often should a deacon preach?/Adoption by same-sex couple Father Kenneth DoyleMay 16, 20174 min read Father Doyle fields questions on deacons preaching at Mass and the Catholic Church’s position on adoption by same-sex couples. Campus MinistryCommentaryIntellect and Virtue Good examples of virtue John GarveyMay 15, 20174 min read Commencement speakers do communicate an important parting lesson. But the lesson is embodied in the life of the honoree. This should not be so surprising. Isn’t this how we always learn the practice of virtue? BlogOpen Window An adoptive mother’s thoughts on Birthmothers Day Rita BuettnerMay 13, 20173 min read Today, the day before Mother’s Day, is Birthmother’s Day, and I find myself wondering about the women who gave our sons life. BlogOpen Window 7 Quick Takes: Chilly baseball games, honeysuckle, entering a new whole new world of Pokemon fun, cow birthday cards, and more Rita BuettnerMay 12, 20174 min read This weeks ‘7 Quick Takes’ covers everything from chilly baseball games to entering a new whole new world of Pokemon fun. BlogOpen Window As a parent, every day is Christmas morning Rita BuettnerMay 9, 20173 min read As we watch them grow and learn and change, I realize so much of who they are seems to have nothing to do with us. Commentary Priests born out of wedlock?/ Marriage to non-Christian Father Kenneth DoyleMay 9, 20173 min read Father Doyle fields questions about priests born out of wedlock and marriage to a non-Christian. AmenAmen Gunty CommentaryCommentary In Baltimore, five quick years for Archbishop Lori Christopher GuntyMay 9, 20174 min read Five years in as the 16th shepherd of the first diocese in the United States, it seems like Archbishop Lori is just getting started. BlogOpen Window “Don’t step on a crack. You’ll break your mother’s back!” Rita BuettnerMay 8, 20173 min read I can only hope God will give my husband and me the wisdom, the strength, the courage to handle each stage we will encounter as a family. BlogOpen Window 7 Quick Takes: Not camping this weekend, dominoes and dishes, my favorite response to Jimmy Kimmel, Star Wars Day, and more Rita BuettnerMay 6, 20173 min read This week’s 7 Quick Takes includes a breakfast Star Wars tribute. Previous 1 … 225 226 227 … 238 Next