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More narrow gate?/ Refuse to baptize?
CommentaryQuestion Corner

More narrow gate?/ Refuse to baptize?

Father Kenneth DoyleAugust 24, 20174 min read
The latest edition of Question Corner looks at the gate to heaven and whether children born out of wedlock can be baptised.
Kicking off the soccer season (and looking for my rose-colored glasses)
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Kicking off the soccer season (and looking for my rose-colored glasses)

Rita BuettnerAugust 23, 20172 min read
As we prepared for our first practice of the year, I may not have been the most excited member of the family. Soccer is a great sport, but I’m just not a fan of extracurricular activities that throw our lives into a tailspin for months.
Celebrating Gotcha Day six years after meeting our baby boy
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Celebrating Gotcha Day six years after meeting our baby boy

Rita BuettnerAugust 22, 20172 min read
Having the opportunity to be this little boy’s mother is an amazing blessing. It’s also an astonishing gift for me, especially since I wasn’t sure I would ever be a mother—never mind a mother of two sons who were born on the other side of the world.
Trusting author of our life stories
CommentaryThe Domestic Church

Trusting author of our life stories

Rita BuettnerAugust 22, 20174 min read
We have to accept that even with the suffering and challenges life can bring, God is writing a more wonderful story than we could imagine.
What’s blocking the Light?
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What’s blocking the Light?

Father J. Collin PostonAugust 22, 20172 min read
What are the false gods that we are tempted to look upon, to hold on to and depend upon, that distract us from the gaze of Christ into our eyes, minds and hearts?
Hosting our first sleepover, holding onto summer, losing power, and an eclipse coincidence (7 Quick Takes)
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Hosting our first sleepover, holding onto summer, losing power, and an eclipse coincidence (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerAugust 18, 20175 min read
How do you prepare to host your first sleepover? I made sure we had popcorn and chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream on hand.
The mysterious church on the edge of the world
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The mysterious church on the edge of the world

Bishop Robert BarronAugust 17, 20175 min read
I have discovered now through direct experience, though I had certainly sensed it through photographs, that it is practically impossible to gaze at Mont Saint-Michel without falling into mystical reverie.
Stepping into the ocean and our beach vacation
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Stepping into the ocean and our beach vacation

Rita BuettnerAugust 17, 20173 min read
The beach is a place full of wonder. The ocean is magnificent, powerful, and moving with a rhythm all its own.
Look, up in the sky, it’s an eclipse
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Look, up in the sky, it’s an eclipse

Paul McMullenAugust 16, 20174 min read
Whatever happens, darkness at the break of 2:48 p.m. Aug. 21 is going to be another grand moment with creation.
‘The World Needs Heroes’
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‘The World Needs Heroes’

George P. Matysek Jr.August 14, 20174 min read
If we start sharing stories of heroic virtue and courage, we are bound to inspire religious vocations.
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