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The search for a new-to-us bicycle
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The search for a new-to-us bicycle

Rita BuettnerApril 20, 20172 min read
Two boys and two bicycles and two bicycle helmets and a new love for bargain shopping. Not bad for a beautiful spring afternoon.
Call to compassion
CommentaryThe Domestic Church

Call to compassion

Rita BuettnerApril 19, 20173 min read
Yes, we encounter pain and suffering on earth, but we walk with one another, and God is with us every step along the way.
Prayer against tornadoes? Are the rich evil?
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Prayer against tornadoes? Are the rich evil?

Father Kenneth DoyleApril 17, 20174 min read
No, riches don’t necessarily doom people to hell. It depends what they do with those riches…
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Death without dignity in the nation’s capital

Richard DoerflingerApril 15, 20174 min read
The Council of the District of Columbia and the mayor have approved a law allowing physician-assisted suicide. Under Article I of our Constitution, Congress has legislative authority over the district and can block that law. Here are three nonpartisan reasons why it should do so.
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What happened when we put all our prayers in one basket for Lent

Rita BuettnerApril 14, 20173 min read
If I were getting graded on how I’ve done this Lent, I am not sure I would pass.Maybe that’s why I am especially grateful for the prayer basket we filled with intentions before Lent even began.Every morning we’ve pulled out a name for our intention of the day. We’ve prayed for
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‘The Case for Christ’ and a stubbornly historical religion

Bishop Robert BarronApril 13, 20175 min read
The Case for Christ is interesting for any number of reasons, but I think it is particularly compelling for its subtle portrayal of the psychological, spiritual, and intellectual dynamics of evangelization.
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How do we find God?

Father Joseph BreighnerApril 13, 20173 min read
Father Joseph Breighner offers three tips for getting closer to God.
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As my goddaughter turns 1…

Rita BuettnerApril 12, 20172 min read
One year ago I drove to the hospital to hold my niece for the first time. She was precious and sweet and snuggly and warm.This weekend we celebrated her first birthday. Throughout her party, she was laughing and crawling and bouncing and reaching over to give her big sister a
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With a Peep Peep here, and a Peep Peep there: An Easter-themed snack for a Cub Scouts meeting

Rita BuettnerApril 12, 20172 min read
For weeks our first grader has been reminding me that soon it would be our turn to bring the snack to Cub Scouts. I haven’t focused much on it, but he has been taking it very seriously.Our turn came the Wednesday before Easter—Spy Wednesday—so I suggested we should bring pretzels.
Amen: Love and sex in a poisonous culture
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Amen: Love and sex in a poisonous culture

George P. Matysek Jr.April 11, 20174 min read
“People really want to be challenged to be better than even they think they can be,” Father Matthew Buening said.
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