commeNTARY BlogOpen Window Ice and snow, last-minute Valentine’s Day cards, pickle opinions, and a poem for you (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerFebruary 15, 20193 min read One morning I went out to start the car and realized it was encased in ice. I tried to open the door to turn on the engine and start defrosting the windows, but I couldn’t get it open. CommentaryGuest Commentary The makings of a long-lasting marriage Tony RossiFebruary 14, 20194 min read People often wonder what the secret is to a successful marriage. Based on the Rowe’s relationship, the answer is love, understanding, faith, compassion, and selflessness. They don’t sound like such a secret at all. CommentaryQuestion Corner Funeral Mass on Sunday?/ Say rosary during Mass? Father Kenneth DoyleFebruary 12, 20194 min read Father Doyle fields questions about celebrating funeral Masses on Sunday and praying the rosary at Mass. BlogOpen Window When you throw a pig party for Chinese New Year Rita BuettnerFebruary 11, 20194 min read When we first started celebrating the Chinese New Year, we put a plastic toy tiger on a cake, sliced the cake with a few cousins, and called it a party. BlogSnippets of Faith How to pray all day in 10 easy ways Suzanna Molino SingletonFebruary 8, 20193 min read Chatting with God is easier than you think. BlogOpen Window Father Pedro Arrupe, Chinese New Year celebrations, a fiery feta dip, and a lesson in humility (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerFebruary 7, 20195 min read Do you know Pedro Arrupe? He was a Spanish Jesuit, and he served as the 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus. CommentaryGuest Commentary Let people know they matter Carolyn WooFebruary 7, 20194 min read Let this Valentine’s Day be an opportunity to let people know that they matter to us. A More Human SocietyCommentary Building a wall against life Richard DoerflingerFebruary 5, 20194 min read In what Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls a “historic victory for New Yorkers,” New York has passed what may be the nation’s most extreme and irresponsible abortion law. BlogOpen Window Happy Chinese New Year! Happy Year of the Pig! Rita BuettnerFebruary 4, 20193 min read The Year of the Pig, which begins today, comes every 12 years, so I’ve lived through a couple of them. But this is the first one I’ve celebrated. CommentaryThe Domestic Church Find extraordinary in the ordinary Rita BuettnerFebruary 4, 20194 min read We can encounter God in the awesome majesty of a mountaintop sunrise or a scrunched bouquet of dandelion’s in a child’s fist. Previous 1 … 236 237 238 … 302 Next