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Special delivery: Giving and accepting hugs and kisses
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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?
This vacation, listen for God
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).
Kathy Griffin and the vanishing of argument
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.
Question Corner: Cellphones revisited/ Priest in mortal sin
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.
Welcome to summer break, a trip to the Orioles game, belated birthday cards, dragon eggs, and a broken elevator (7 Quick Takes)
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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.
Thoughts during an evening at baseball practice
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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.
Amen: On a humble man, and famous last words
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.
A myth of neutrality
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.
Here comes the bridesmaid
CommentaryThe Domestic Church

Here comes the bridesmaid

Rita BuettnerJune 7, 20174 min read
God doesn’t care whether we’re immaculately dressed in fancy clothes or wearing an old bathrobe with sausage grease on the sleeve.
A brother priest shares his thoughts on Bishop Newman
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A brother priest shares his thoughts on Bishop Newman

Father William FrankenJune 6, 20177 min read
Bishop Newman’s episcopal model was “To live is Christ.” These few words speak volumes about him as a person. He was a priest and bishop who was loved by everyone who met him.
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