His first swimming lesson August 9, 2021By Father J. Collin Poston Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Dust and Dewfall Father Collin Poston imagines what might have been like if Mary and Joseph took Jesus to the beach as a child.
Cookies, crab cakes and cousin fun (7 Quick Takes) August 7, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Family…happy kids…warm chocolate chip cookies. Life doesn’t get much better than that.
Time flies and we’re having fun August 5, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Children grow fast. Time slips by faster every year. And pandemic time seems to be its own mystery.
St. Tarcisius and Reverence for the Eucharist August 4, 2021By Hanael Bianchi Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Eucharist, Fertile Soil Would you give your life to protect the Blessed Sacrament? St. Tarcisius, made this tremendous sacrifice, and today he is venerated as a great martyr.
That time we met the Met, my birthday, and more (7 Quick Takes) July 31, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window What a full week!
Leftover scraps of loaves and fishes July 29, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I love miracles.
Banana bread, coming home, lucky odometer numbers, and more (7 Quick Takes) July 24, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window When I saw we had four bananas that were nearing the end of their time, I decided to make banana bread—and then actually followed through.
All the good stuff July 20, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window “If I walk through that door, and I don’t have Berger Cookies, I don’t know what will happen,” I joked.
Slushies, golf lessons, new sidewalks, and other summer treats (7 Quick Takes) July 16, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window We’ve been making slushies at home, learning golf, and enjoying other summer fun.
Music across the miles July 14, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window When this pandemic is just a memory let’s keep some of the best aspects like the the virtual children’s piano recitals.
Fish pancakes, a birthday kick-off and cantaloupe confusion (7 Quick Takes) July 9, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I love looking at the pancakes to see what form they’ve taken on, sort of like clouds in the sky.
Finding a vacation state of mind July 7, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window The problem with vacations, I suppose, is that they end. But that’s part of the joy of vacations, too—that the time is limited and special.
