Father Pedro Arrupe, Chinese New Year celebrations, a fiery feta dip, and a lesson in humility (7 Quick Takes) February 7, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Do you know Pedro Arrupe? He was a Spanish Jesuit, and he served as the 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus.
Happy Chinese New Year! Happy Year of the Pig! February 4, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window The Year of the Pig, which begins today, comes every 12 years, so I’ve lived through a couple of them. But this is the first one I’ve celebrated.
Snow day art projects, spaghetti for dinner, pigs for Chinese New Year, prayer cards, and dip (7 Quick Takes) February 1, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window It has been cold this week, though not as cold as it has been in some parts of the country. I couldn’t make outdoor play possible every day, but we did have scissors and colored paper.
Crossing a bridge January 30, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window There’s something about the Bay Bridge.
Giving a priceless gift … sister to sister January 30, 2019By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith A sister gives the greatest gift of all to her sibling.
Let the little children come to Mass January 29, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Children at Mass aren’t Catholics in training. They are Catholics. They are already members of our community. As one of our favorite priests once said, “Children aren’t the future of the Church. They are the Church.”
Take my breath away: Skiing, mountains and Christ January 29, 2019By Father J. Collin Poston Filed Under: Blog, Dust and Dewfall No matter how many times we may fall or mess up, Jesus is always right there to patiently lift us up, encourage us and give us new strength with his grace and his mercy!
Board game fun, spiritual gifts, four-day weeks, Pokemon, and homemade soup (7 Quick Takes) January 24, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window We are at this magical age where we can play family board games with a fair amount of success.
Yummy Imperfection: Trying a Koobideh kabob recipe January 21, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Recipes I’m always interested in duplicating a favorite dish at home to save a little money—and also because it’s fun to see what we can create ourselves.
The house that Renee Buettner built January 18, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Baltimore Boomer, Blog Amid the many influential coaches managing editor Paul McMullen encountered or worked with, Renee Buettner was a favorite.
Snow days, snowman building, a reading assignment, preparing for the Year of the Pig, and more (7 Quick Takes) January 17, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window With snow last weekend and more expected this weekend, we are all in snow mode.
The year an ice storm canceled my calculus exam January 15, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I was a senior in high school, and I was failing calculus. I had to be. I hadn’t understood a word the teacher had said for months, and I couldn’t recall passing a single quiz.
