commeNTARY BlogCommentaryOpen Window From His Hands Rita BuettnerSeptember 13, 20253 min read As we inched forward, I watched him lift each host and place it into people’s hands. I was in awe that our son is so grown up. Charity in TruthCommentaryFeatureGun Violence Will It Ever End? Archbishop William E. LoriSeptember 12, 20254 min read If the Church is itself the sacrament of unity and charity, then we need to curb our speech, and more. CommentaryGun Violence Charlie Kirk, Iryna Zarutska and the conversations we need to have Elizabeth ScaliaSeptember 11, 20256 min read Assassination is a tragedy for our country and for humanity. In this case it raises the flame beneath a pot that had already been simmering and is now dangerously close to boiling over. We must pray for peace, and for a reckoning that rids us of senseless violence once and for all. CommentarySaints Search for the true cross Jaymie Stuart WolfeSeptember 10, 20254 min read The story behind the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a fascinating mix of history and legend. In 326, 80-year-old St. Helen travels to the Holy Land with a grand and enduring purpose: To find the true cross, the one on which Jesus had been crucified. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Does a person’s mortal sin prior to becoming Catholic follow him or her until confession and absolution? Jenna Marie CooperSeptember 10, 20254 min read When in doubt, bring it up in confession anyway. If a person does bear the guilt of a sin committed in their pre-Catholic life, the priest will be happy to grant absolution. CommentaryThe Domestic Church Crabs and conversation Rita BuettnerSeptember 10, 20253 min read When we crack claws and pluck crab meat over brown paper, we do it patiently and with joy for the process and the time together. Perhaps we can bring that same patient joy to our hopes for God’s work in our life. CommentaryThe Catholic Difference Let’s make America serious again George WeigelSeptember 10, 20255 min read Has the Great Republic lost the capacity for serious public debate? Why is American politics dominated by the screamers and the vulgarizers? Where are the adults in the room? BlogCommentaryOpen WindowUncategorized Cal Ripken, Carlo Acutis, Pier Georgio Frassati, and Heroes in Our Lives Rita BuettnerSeptember 8, 20254 min read As we marked the anniversary of Cal breaking the streak, lots of those decades-old emotions came back. Charity in TruthCommentaryFrom the Archbishop Keeping it real Archbishop William E. LoriSeptember 8, 20254 min read AI has made it more difficult to perceive what is real and what is unreal in the virtual world. And it has made it easier for its users to be deceived. Commentary The sounds of silence Greg ErlandsonSeptember 5, 20253 min read People like us who come to visit the properties have the same quiet demeanor one finds in a cemetery. We walk among ghosts. Previous 1 … 22 23 24 … 290 Next
