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Looking for God’s love: When Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine’s Day
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Looking for God’s love: When Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine’s Day

Rita BuettnerFebruary 10, 20183 min read
Those signs of love, and Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice and expression of love, tell us even more about the Giver and our relationship with Him than the paper valentines my sons will sign and deliver.
Lesson in love
CommentaryThe Domestic Church

Lesson in love

Rita BuettnerFebruary 9, 20184 min read
In the wake of the death of her brother-in-law, Rita Buettner encourages readers to build a legacy of love.
Chinese New Year, electricity problems, sewing bunnies, the soup of the day, and a recent brush with fame (7 Quick Takes)
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Chinese New Year, electricity problems, sewing bunnies, the soup of the day, and a recent brush with fame (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerFebruary 9, 20184 min read
My favorite holiday is next week—Chinese New Year!
Men without conviction, churches without people
CommentaryThe Catholic Difference

Men without conviction, churches without people

George WeigelFebruary 8, 20184 min read
Christianity is dying in western Europe. But the Gospel has power, and those who believe that, and preach it in the conviction that it can transform and ennoble lives, can still get a hearing.
Finding a new focus this Lent
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Finding a new focus this Lent

Rita BuettnerFebruary 8, 20184 min read
Sometimes it takes a child to remind you of the challenges God places before us, the ways He wants us to refine ourselves more and more so we can be all He wants us to be in this world.
Bread and butter and memories
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Bread and butter and memories

Rita BuettnerFebruary 7, 20182 min read
Every time I spread butter on bread, I stop and think of our friend, Father Tom.
In praise of Catholic caregivers
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In praise of Catholic caregivers

Father Ed Dougherty, M.M.February 6, 20184 min read
It is important that Catholics remain confident in answering the call to serve while also upholding the beliefs that have been handed down to us by Christ.
The best Lent ever
Charity in TruthCommentaryFrom the Archbishop

The best Lent ever

Archbishop William E. LoriFebruary 6, 20183 min read
When we look at Lent as the herald of a new springtime in our spiritual lives, then, I would hope, Lenten practices would no longer seem like unwelcome intrusions into our comfort. Rather, they are harbingers of hope for a more Christ-centered way of life.
A letter to my sleeping, mischievous baby
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A letter to my sleeping, mischievous baby

Robyn BarberryFebruary 6, 20182 min read
Robyn Barberry shares some words of wisdom with her little one.
Fresh chocolate chip cookies, Groundhog Day, potato peeling, fun at the office, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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Fresh chocolate chip cookies, Groundhog Day, potato peeling, fun at the office, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerFebruary 1, 20184 min read
Last weekend when I made chocolate chip cookies, I made a big double batch and ended up with way too many.
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