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When incense is bothersome/ Giving beggars money
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When incense is bothersome/ Giving beggars money

Father Kenneth DoyleApril 24, 20184 min read
Father Doyle fields questions about the use of incense at Mass and whether a person should give money to homeless people.
A taste of spring, when mom cooks dinner, a munchkin survey, and frigid baseball fun (7 Quick Takes)
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A taste of spring, when mom cooks dinner, a munchkin survey, and frigid baseball fun (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerApril 20, 20184 min read
Our saucer magnolia tree is blooming! Spring is here, and then it’s not, and then it sort of is. I think we might see some warmer weather this weekend.
‘Roe v. Wade’ Derangement Syndrome
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‘Roe v. Wade’ Derangement Syndrome

George WeigelApril 19, 20184 min read
The defense of the indefensible leads to rage, and rage becomes a form of madness.
A great lady who was the first lady
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A great lady who was the first lady

Richard SzczepanowskiApril 19, 20186 min read
Richard Szczepanowski, a reporter for the Catholic Standard in Washington, shares his personal memories of Barbara Bush.
For Earth Day 2018 and beyond, say no to plastic bags
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For Earth Day 2018 and beyond, say no to plastic bags

Effie CaldarolaApril 17, 20183 min read
Earth Day 2018 urges us to reduce, refuse, reuse, recycle and remove plastic. Not just bags, but the single use plastics that are so ubiquitous in our society.
Big fat juicy ones, long slim slimy ones…
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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, […]
Tie tying, homework and all that jazz, learning the Apostles’ Creed, a favorite board game, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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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.
Good Enough Is Good Enough: Q&A with Author Colleen Duggan
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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.”
The first day of baseball season
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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.
Mother Angelica for sainthood?
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Mother Angelica for sainthood?

Father Kenneth DoyleApril 9, 20182 min read
Father Doyle answers a question about possible sainthood for the founder of EWTN.
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