Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week!
HOLIDAYS
The Surprisingly Sad Origins of Mother’s Day
Many Canadians and people around the world show their gratitude for their mothers on Mother’s Day. Some people give cards, flowers, chocolates or take their moms to a restaurant, park, movie or prepare them a home cooked meal made with love. Have you ever wondered about the origin of Mother’s Day?…Read Full Article
From Time
FAITH
Hollywood composer writes Mass for his mother
Most sons send their mom a card or maybe some flowers for Mother’s Day. Film composer Stephen Edwards, a Catholic, wrote his mom a requiem Mass, complete with 50-voice children’s choir, a 100-voice adult choir and 50 musicians…Read Full Article
From RNS
LIFESTYLE/CULTURE
It’s time to take back our weekends
Weekends are so over-scheduled nowadays that they drain us more than they rejuvenate. That needs to change.…Read Full Article
From treehugger
POLITICS
Giving Up Nuclear Weapons: It’s Rare, But It’s Happened
To this day, South Africa is the only country that’s built its own nuclear weapons and then relinquished them. Three former Soviet republics — Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan — inherited nukes when the Soviet Union broke apart in 1991, and then gave them up…Read Full Article
From npr
BOOKS
Who is the Benedict Option for?
Rod Dreher calls on Christians to form deeper, more distinct communities…Read Full Article
From Christian Century
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