commeNTARY BlogOpen Window Big fat juicy ones, long slim slimy ones… Rita BuettnerApril 16, 20182 min read On our morning drive to school it was gray and rainy. It looked like a long, wet, gray day without outdoor recess.As our car inched along in the drop-off line, I spotted a little girl—maybe 6 or 7 years old—bounding along the sidewalk. She was stopping every few feet to bend down to the concrete, […] BlogOpen Window Tie tying, homework and all that jazz, learning the Apostles’ Creed, a favorite board game, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerApril 12, 20184 min read My parents sent our second-grader a new tie with a First Communion tie tack to wear, and he could not wait to put it on when it arrived. BlogBooksOpen Window Good Enough Is Good Enough: Q&A with Author Colleen Duggan Rita BuettnerApril 11, 20184 min read “Writing is such a form of prayer,” Colleen told me. “When I get out of the way, the Holy Spirit can really work through me.” BlogOpen Window The first day of baseball season Rita BuettnerApril 9, 20183 min read At that first practice, anything and everything is possible. The season lies ahead of us fresh and clean and exciting. CommentaryQuestion CornerSaints Mother Angelica for sainthood? Father Kenneth DoyleApril 9, 20182 min read Father Doyle answers a question about possible sainthood for the founder of EWTN. CommentaryThe Domestic Church Saving a seat for a stranger Rita BuettnerApril 9, 20184 min read The responsibility to make everyone feel welcome at Mass begins with each of us. CommentaryWit & Wisdom Trust God’s love – now Father Joseph BreighnerApril 6, 20183 min read The key to trusting God’s power after death is to trust his power during life. BlogOpen Window Easter dinner and eggs and bunnies, a half-birthday celebration, and a sign of gratitude (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerApril 5, 20184 min read Easter fun, eggs, babies and gratitude. AmenAmen McMullen CommentaryChild & Youth ProtectionCommentaryLocal News Protect children, each and every one Paul McMullenApril 5, 20183 min read Those who turn a blind eye to the children who are victims of human trafficking; young refugees from Afghanistan or Syria; or the young ones among us who do not have ample food, clothing, shelter and education, contribute to their neglect. A More Human SocietyCommentary Food for thought on helpless seniors Richard DoerflingerApril 4, 20184 min read The U.S. assisted-suicide movement has ridiculed slippery-slope arguments, saying we will never follow the Netherlands in approving assisted suicide for people who only have dementia. It seems we are almost there now. Previous 1 … 245 246 247 … 287 Next