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Olives, a lesson from Annie’s mom, a forgotten trumpet, and a flat tire (7 Quick Takes)

January 17, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

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.

Do you know the date of your baptism?

January 17, 2020
By Paul McMullen
Filed Under: Baltimore Boomer, Blog

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

January 15, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

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

January 14, 2020
By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr.
Filed Under: Blog, Diamonds in the Rough

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

January 13, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

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)

January 10, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

Something about January puts me in a soup mood. This week I made Italian wedding soup.

Turn the Page: A Moment of Mercy

January 9, 2020
By Robyn Barberry
Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional

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

January 8, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

When I hear snow is coming, I can’t wait to start baking.

Answering prayers

January 6, 2020
By Suzanna Molino Singleton
Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith

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

January 4, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

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)

January 3, 2020
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Recipes

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

January 3, 2020
By Christopher Gunty
Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary

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.

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