Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Filed Under: Baltimore Boomer, Blog
You have to live in a cave not to know a family or three who have lost a loved one to the opioid epidemic, but for me, the violence infesting and dragging down Baltimore has never hit closer.
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Filed Under: Blog, Open Window
During our visit to my in-laws on Maryland’s Eastern Shore last weekend, I took our boys on a trip to the store. As we were driving, I saw something move out of the corner of my eye and my younger son yelled, “STOP!”
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Filed Under: Blog, Open Window
This wasn’t a mistake. We weren’t attending Mass in some random parish that just happened to fit our travel schedule. We were exactly where we were supposed to be.
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Filed Under: Blog, Open Window
The other day our younger son came to me with an idea. “What if we filled a jar with pieces of paper with fun things to do this summer? We could pick one every day and then go do it!”
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Filed Under: Blog, Open Window
It’s not that I’m ready for summer. It’s just that I need the school year to end.
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Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional
Every time I look at my phone to check my email or update my social media, I feel like I am on an expedition on the Amazon.
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Filed Under: Blog, Books, Open Window
With very full lives, it can be easy to feel that there’s no way to fit anything else into your day. So, when I saw that Heidi Indahl had written 67 Ways to Do the Works of Mercy with Your Kids, I was immediately intrigued.
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Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional
My wish for you, not just for today, but for the rest of your life is that you will always find a guardian to guide you.
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Filed Under: Blog, Open Window
I could write quick takes or take care of the pile of dirty dishes in the sink. I think we both know which one I picked.
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Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Uncategorized
If you run the race you were meant to run, if you do it with heart and conviction and joy, you will discover you don’t need the winner’s circle. Because you will already have won.
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Filed Under: Blog, Open Window
Our Mother’s Day tradition is to go to the florist on the day before Mother’s Day to pick up a flowering basket for our back porch. It’s simple and fun and everyone enjoys it.
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Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional
From now on, I will try to look for the positive things that are happening around me before it’s too late.
