commeNTARY BlogOpen Window You don’t have to have a glove Rita BuettnerJune 15, 20173 min read Our sons were still full of energy, bouncing around the house, begging to go outside and play in the heat. I saw only one option. CommentaryThe Catholic Difference Way beyond the New Atheist nonsense George WeigelJune 15, 20174 min read The Bible teaches that God impressed his intelligibility onto the world through creation by the Word. BlogOpen Window Special delivery: Giving and accepting hugs and kisses Rita BuettnerJune 15, 20172 min read How often do I look for ways to spread love and affection among the people I encounter? CommentaryWit & Wisdom This vacation, listen for God Father Joseph BreighnerJune 15, 20174 min read When we have all the time in the world – namely on vacation – we seem to make even less time for God. May I make a couple of simple prayer suggestions for the summer (or, for that matter, any time). CommentaryWord on Fire Kathy Griffin and the vanishing of argument Bishop Robert BarronJune 13, 20175 min read when there is no truth, there can be no argument, for argument depends upon a shared appeal to certain epistemic and ethical values. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Cellphones revisited/ Priest in mortal sin Father Kenneth DoyleJune 13, 20174 min read Father Doyle answers questions about cellphone use in church and the validity of sacraments performed by priests in a state of mortal sin. BlogOpen Window Welcome to summer break, a trip to the Orioles game, belated birthday cards, dragon eggs, and a broken elevator (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJune 11, 20174 min read This week’s 7 Quick Takes broach the summer break baseball, a broken elevator and more. BlogOpen Window Thoughts during an evening at baseball practice Rita BuettnerJune 9, 20172 min read I can’t tell whether he’s one of the better players on the team. That doesn’t matter. I know he’s right where he needs to be right now. And so am I. AmenCommentaryUrban VicariateVocations Amen: On a humble man, and famous last words Erik ZygmontJune 8, 20173 min read As a priest, Monsignor Bastress was in fact enlisted to act “in persona Christi” – in the person of Christ – throughout various aspects of his ministry. CommentaryRespect Life A myth of neutrality Richard DoerflingerJune 7, 20174 min read Is human life a gift to be revered, or something to be discarded when it seems unproductive or inconvenient to others? There is still time for all of us to help choose the answer. Previous 1 … 263 264 265 … 278 Next