Our pediatrician once told our children that you need to try a new food 16 or 17 times before you can decide that you don’t like it.
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Do you know the date of your baptism?
I experienced my first sacrament April 10, 1955, at St. Rose of Lima in Brooklyn. Father T. Austin Murphy did the honors, seven years before he became an auxiliary bishop for the diocese.
The little plant that (maybe) could
I’m just not good with plants. I’m not sure whether they don’t care for me or I’m just not destined for plant greatness, but my plants never survive.
What I did on my Christmas holiday
The nature of true argument is not to destroy the interlocutor. It’s not even to “win,” really. The point of debate and argument in the classical sense it to delve into and arrive at the Truth.
Discovering the last of the daylight on a winter evening
As I’m walking across the parking lot, I sense that something is different, but I can’t put my finger on it.
Soup for January, the beauty of a sky and snow, a new hoverboard, an Epiphany house blessing, and more (7 Quick Takes)
Something about January puts me in a soup mood. This week I made Italian wedding soup.
Turn the Page: A Moment of Mercy
Mercy heals. It’s something God offers us and it’s something we should offer to others when we can see that they have given up on themselves.
My favorite thing to do when it snows
When I hear snow is coming, I can’t wait to start baking.
Answering prayers
I shall try my best to keep up my part of praying for my friends, family and acquaintances … but THANK GOD we have God to handle and keep up with the heavy duty stuff.
Reflecting on a spontaneous trip to St. Anthony’s Shrine
Maybe 2020 will simply be a year to be open and receptive to how God wants us to experience His love, wherever we are.
Still celebrating Christmas, homemade donuts, and hopes for the New Year (7 Quick Takes)
Are you still celebrating Christmas? It’s only the 10th day of Christmas, and the Three Kings haven’t yet arrived. Our tree is still up, and we have been exchanging final gifts with friends and baking cookies.
Journey to the light
We don’t stop celebrating his birth just because the stores take down decorations and end the sales. We find the light in the manger and we trek to the Lord with all who seek him.