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Do you want to build a paper towel snowman, helpers with the Christmas cards, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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Do you want to build a paper towel snowman, helpers with the Christmas cards, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerDecember 8, 20174 min read
A few years ago Daniel and I started making paper towel snowmen to give to people at Christmas.
Encouraging news on abortion
A More Human SocietyCommentary

Encouraging news on abortion

Richard DoerflingerDecember 7, 20174 min read
Supporters of legalized abortion used to agree that abortion should be “rare.” They don’t say it so much nowadays. Maybe they now realize that reducing abortions will require discouraging abortion.
The anticipation of Advent
CommentaryThe Domestic Church

The anticipation of Advent

Rita BuettnerDecember 7, 20174 min read
Jesus does not just come to us when we are perfect. He comes to us as we are, even if we are shepherds watching our sheep in the fields.
Father Patrick Peyton and road to sainthood/ Pray for Judas Iscariot?
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Father Patrick Peyton and road to sainthood/ Pray for Judas Iscariot?

Father Kenneth DoyleDecember 5, 20174 min read
Father Doyle answers questions about the canonization of Father Patrick Peyton and praying for Judas Iscariot.
Seize the day this Advent season
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Seize the day this Advent season

Rita BuettnerDecember 4, 20173 min read
Let’s look at Advent as a chance to welcome Jesus into our lives in a new way.
It’s time to talk about gun violence
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It’s time to talk about gun violence

Christopher GuntyDecember 4, 20174 min read
If we are not distressed by the mass shootings occurring all too frequently around our country, is it any wonder that we are not shocked and distressed by individual killings on the streets of Baltimore?
Awaiting Advent with train gardens, home-cooked dinners, and birthday party planning (7 Quick Takes)
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Awaiting Advent with train gardens, home-cooked dinners, and birthday party planning (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerNovember 30, 20175 min read
Advent usually creeps up on me without warning, but having the extra week between Thanksgiving and Advent has left me impatient for it to begin.
Searches beyond Google’s capabilities
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Searches beyond Google’s capabilities

Brett RobinsonNovember 30, 20174 min read
My mother was very good at teaching me to read the subtle signs of providence, and she got me very excited that this book that had been so magical for the reviewer was rediscovered in our library.
A plea for our fellow Catholics
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A plea for our fellow Catholics

Greg ErlandsonNovember 30, 20174 min read
This Advent, stop worrying about Christmas presents and hanging lights, negotiating mall traffic or scouring the web for the perfect gift.
Paul VI, Prophet
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Paul VI, Prophet

Bishop Robert BarronNovember 30, 20175 min read
In Humanae Vitae, Paul VI plays the prophet and lays out, clearly and succinctly, what he foresees as consequences of turning away from the Church’s classic teaching on sex.
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