Gov. Larry Hogan had declared Saturday Healthcare Heroes Day, and the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds would be flying over as a thank you to those serving on the front lines in the pandemic.
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Sugar-cube spill, home fashion, the gift of ramen, and more (7 Quick Takes)
Some days you’re trying to get something done when you hear a terrible crash in the kitchen. You come running and see that your son just spilled sugar cubes all over the floor.
Every Catholic man should do this once
I completed the Exodus program this Easter as part of a fraternity at St. John Parish in Westminster. It changed my life.
Don’t waste a good quarantine
This quarantine is an opportunity, not a crisis. And like any opportunity, it can be wasted. We cannot allow that to happen.
Get to know St. Louis de Montfort
Do you know much about St. Louis de Montfort?
A farewell to a lamp
As I turned the switch, the lamp started falling over onto my arm. I caught it and realized there were bits and pieces of the base spread all over the floor.
7 poems in 7 styles that may just bring out 7 smiles (7 Quick Takes)
National Poetry Month will be coming to a close soon, so these 7 takes are written in 7 different poetic forms.
Finding hope in the beauty of God’s creation
God’s fingerprints are everywhere, and this spring I spot gift after gift from our Creator. The greatest gift, of course, is today.
A trumpet and a lesson in trust
The challenge for us might be to trust God, knowing that he wants what’s best for us and that he knows us better than we know ourselves.
Teaching Together while Apart: The 2020 Virtual NCEA Convention
It’s hard not to be able to walk twenty-two steps across the hall to ask your friend for help. It’s hard not to know what the future of virtual education looks like.
I could write a sonnet about everything we did during the octave of Easter (7 Quick Takes)
My niece, Elise, challenged me to write this week’s 7 Quick Takes in sonnet form. April is National Poetry Month, after all. I think she believes—and rightly so—that I turn too often to limericks. And I do love a challenge.
Drawing strength from those before us
Forget the hair, go back to your family roots.