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Taking care of Mom and Dad
CommentaryFeatureGuest CommentarySeniors

Taking care of Mom and Dad

Maureen PrattMay 11, 20224 min read
This month and next, as we celebrate all mothers and fathers, many of us will be in the blessed but challenging position of helping our parents navigate their older years, when human fragility can bring on sometimes all-encompassing vulnerability.
Report: Kids’ time spent on screen soars during the pandemic
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Report: Kids’ time spent on screen soars during the pandemic

Mark PattisonApril 27, 20226 min read
Use of screen media per day is up 17 percent for teens (ages 13-18) and tweens (ages 8-12) from the start of the pandemic, according to Common Sense Media. And that doesn’t take into account time spent attending school virtually and doing homework.
How to get past the polarization
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How to get past the polarization

Greg ErlandsonApril 25, 20224 min read
We need to listen respectfully to each other. Then we need to seek areas of agreement.
Learning to love the cry room
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Learning to love the cry room

Elise Italiano UreneckApril 14, 20224 min read
I now consider the cry room a sanctuary within a sanctuary, a gift of which only compassionate and loving parent-architects could have conceived.
Evening news despair and Easter hope
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Evening news despair and Easter hope

Greg ErlandsonApril 12, 20223 min read
A news anchor’s grim highlights of Armageddon will never be the last word. But the final chapter has been written already by the Lord of Easter.
Mary, woman of wonders against the lords of war
CommentaryCrisis in UkraineGuest Commentary

Mary, woman of wonders against the lords of war

Hosffman OspinoApril 7, 20223 min read
It is with sadness and puzzlement that our world witnesses the invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign nation, by its neighbor Russia, an exponentially more powerful country politically, economically and militarily.
How to work for mercy at home
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How to work for mercy at home

Laura Kelly FanucciApril 4, 20224 min read
The works of mercy call us to look closer: to see those around us as Christ, too. Often it’s easier to say we love humanity, but harder to love the human beings in our own home.
Fasting: Connecting to joy
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Fasting: Connecting to joy

Father Richard Malloy, S.J.March 11, 20225 min read
When fasting, we are more likely to be attentive; be intelligent; be reasonable; be responsible.
Lessons to be learned from Ukraine’s witness
CommentaryCrisis in UkraineFeatureGuest Commentary

Lessons to be learned from Ukraine’s witness

Greg ErlandsonMarch 9, 20224 min read
The scenes of brave Ukrainians standing in front of tanks, making Molotov cocktails, picking up arms to fight an overwhelming aggressor, taps into some powerful American myths about righteous struggles and David vs. Goliath contests.
Super Bowl LVI: The Catholic Roots of the NFL
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Super Bowl LVI: The Catholic Roots of the NFL

Kate O’HareFebruary 10, 20227 min read
As fans prepare to watch the Rams take on the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m., Catholic viewers may not realize how much their fellow believers have been involved in the history and success of American football.
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