When we first started celebrating the Chinese New Year, we put a plastic toy tiger on a cake, sliced the cake with a few cousins, and called it a party.
Father Pedro Arrupe, Chinese New Year celebrations, a fiery feta dip, and a lesson in humility (7 Quick Takes)
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!
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.
Find extraordinary in the ordinary
We can encounter God in the awesome majesty of a mountaintop sunrise or a scrunched bouquet of dandelion’s in a child’s fist.
Snow day art projects, spaghetti for dinner, pigs for Chinese New Year, prayer cards, and dip (7 Quick Takes)
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
There’s something about the Bay Bridge.
Let the little children come to Mass
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.”
Board game fun, spiritual gifts, four-day weeks, Pokemon, and homemade soup (7 Quick Takes)
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
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.
Snow days, snowman building, a reading assignment, preparing for the Year of the Pig, and more (7 Quick Takes)
With snow last weekend and more expected this weekend, we are all in snow mode.
The year an ice storm canceled my calculus exam
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.
Excited about reading, a late Christmas gift, taking down the tree, and more (7 Quick Takes)
Our younger son was afraid he wouldn’t find a book he wanted to buy. Then he spotted a book on a display and made a beeline for it.