After a year like this, we needed a breath of fresh air and ValLimar is precisely that.
Gifted by the Holy Spirit: An evening with ValLimar Jansen
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Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Blog, Commentary, Coronavirus, Unconditional
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Tired but still going
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Many days all we can do is get up and keep going. And that’s really all God asks of us.
Grilling, procrastinating, graduating, and cicada watching (7 Quick Takes)
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Warmer weather means my husband is grilling dinner more often.
Welcome back to Mass: Five benefits of receiving the Eucharist
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Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Fertile Soil
Restaurant parking lots are full of cars. School playgrounds are bustling with children. The garden center at Home Depot is packed. Workplaces are reopening. Activity is slowly returning to pre-pandemic levels. And yet, churches are not as full as they used to be before COVID-19. The pandemic resulted in many Catholics not attending Mass or […]
You say potato, I say potat-OH!
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The third potato in the bag caught my attention.
Graduation speech from a cicada: Get ready to fly
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Filed Under: Blog, Cicadas, Commentary, Open Window
The cicadas will be guests at many of the region’s commencements this year. We might as well offer one of them the chance to speak to the Class of 2021.
Cicada fun, fashion questions, baby bunnies, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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I’ve been joking that I wanted to find a cicada swatter to add to my flyswatter collection during the visit from Brood X.
Tra-la, it’s May, and it’s a bit much
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Everything bursts into bloom in the spring. The grass is greener, the bushes are bursting with color, and buttercups are popping up on the neighborhood lawns. It’s such a beautiful time of abundance. Much as I love spring, though, I also find it to be tiring. May always seems to be the busiest month of […]
Badminton and counting down to summertime (7 Quick Takes)
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The school year can end anytime, so we can kick off summer vacation.
Racism and the impact of words
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Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Racial Justice
Racism isn’t something that happens to other people. It affects all of us—and each of us plays a part in naming it, opposing it, and changing what we can.
Avocado toast, rats, a sonnet for St. Joseph, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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7 poems inspired by a full week
Happy 18th birthday to a special niece
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When my sister Maureen and her husband, Eric, told me they were expecting a baby, I couldn’t imagine more exciting news. The baby would be my parents’ first grandchild and my first niece or nephew. This little one was due in April 2003, and we couldn’t wait. I went with Maureen to a doctor’s appointment […]
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