commeNTARY BlogOpen WindowUncategorized Reflecting on Charlottesville: Looking for light in the darkness Rita BuettnerAugust 14, 20173 min read It forced me to recognize that racism is real, not just under hoods, but in so many large structural ways and in small daily encounters we take for granted. And I realized that I do not know how to respond to racism, even when I am confronted by it. BlogOpen Window A trip to the beach, a slip and slide, a peach cake realization, and what we’re reading this summer (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerAugust 12, 20174 min read We are just back from an amazing trip to the beach, where we saw some beautiful sunsets. You might think I would have more time to write while on vacation, but every night we sort of forgot about putting our children to bed until it was so late that all I wanted to do was fall into bed myself. Behind the HeadlinesBlogCommentary Weigel’s new book recounts “unexpected” connection to St. John Paul II Christopher GuntyAugust 10, 20172 min read How did a Baltimore boy get connected to Pope John Paul II, and how did he come to write “Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II,” published in the fall of 1999, and “The End and the Beginning: Pope John Paul II—The Victory of Freedom, the Last Years, the Legacy.” Listen to George Weigel talk about his new book, “Lessons in Hope: My Unexpected Life with St. John Paul II,” on “Catholic Baltimore. BlogOpen Window When Mama becomes Mom Rita BuettnerAugust 9, 20172 min read Our older son decided to start calling us Mom and Dad. Part of me isn’t surprised. I knew this would probably come—at least for Mama to transition to Mom. BlogOpen Window Squirrels eat mushrooms, Pokemon tournaments are long, and other things I learned this week (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerAugust 4, 20174 min read Some weeks are both long and short. This was one of those for me. Thank goodness it’s Friday. But I can’t believe it’s already time for quick takes! BlogOpen Window An umbrella for the rain Rita BuettnerAugust 2, 20172 min read It was such a simple act of kindness, just a small moment of thoughtfulness. But witnessing that spark of compassion in our child gave me such hope and joy. CommentaryWit & Wisdom Summer’s blockbuster tales Father Joseph BreighnerAugust 2, 20173 min read Father Joseph Breighner shares some thoughts about two books that could be blockbusters. A More Human SocietyCommentary A population implosion? Richard DoerflingerAugust 2, 20174 min read Catholics worried about the rise of atheism can take a short-term and a long-term approach. Right now, we need to educate our children, evangelize and respond to attacks on the faith. As for the long term, Catholic couples, can you guess? CommentaryWord on Fire Musing on the teeth of St. Ambrose Bishop Robert BarronAugust 2, 20175 min read We clothe the skeleton of St. Ambrose in stately liturgical robes and we crown his skull with a bishop’s miter, not be macabre or “creepy,” but because we reverence his body as a place where Christ had come to dwell BlogOpen WindowRecipes Taste summer in Baltimore with a peach cake recipe Rita BuettnerJuly 29, 20172 min read It’s summertime, and Baltimore peach cake is a local tradition. There are many different versions, and I’m not sure how you can go wrong with any combination of peaches and cake. Previous 1 … 289 290 291 … 308 Next
