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7 Quick Takes Friday: Going camping, cabbage, ham, Harpoon Lagoon, Infertility Awareness Week, and a visit to the cemetery
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7 Quick Takes Friday: Going camping, cabbage, ham, Harpoon Lagoon, Infertility Awareness Week, and a visit to the cemetery

Rita BuettnerApril 28, 20174 min read
These week’s 7 Quick takes covers ongoing Easter celebrations, camping, a visit to the cemetery and much more!
Baptism by nurse in hospital/ Which knee for genuflection?
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Baptism by nurse in hospital/ Which knee for genuflection?

Father Kenneth DoyleApril 24, 20174 min read
According to the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, “a genuflection, made by bending the right knee to the ground, signifies adoration, and therefore it is reserved for the Most Blessed Sacrament.”
A sweet reminder from our son during Mass
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A sweet reminder from our son during Mass

Rita BuettnerApril 24, 20172 min read
“Pure love … knows that only one thing is needed to please God,” St. Faustina wrote, “to do even the smallest things out of great love—love, and always love.”
First Communion Prep with Pope Francis
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First Communion Prep with Pope Francis

Robyn BarberryApril 24, 20173 min read
There is so much joy to be found in these 40 beautifully illustrated pages.
7 Quick Takes: Lasagna for Easter, our fun spring break, preparing for summer, a trip to the zoo, and signs of spring
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7 Quick Takes: Lasagna for Easter, our fun spring break, preparing for summer, a trip to the zoo, and signs of spring

Rita BuettnerApril 21, 20174 min read
This week’s 7 Quick Takes includes Easter fun and a trip to the zoo.
The Benedict Option and the identity/relevance dilemma
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The Benedict Option and the identity/relevance dilemma

Bishop Robert BarronApril 21, 20176 min read
The very intensity of the interest in The Benedict Option in one way proves Dreher’s central point, namely, that there is a widely-felt instinct that something has gone rather deeply wrong with the culture and that classical Christianity, at least in the West, is in a bit of a mess.
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
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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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