In late November, Archbishop William E. Lori welcomed Ralph and Christine Arnold, and Dave and Kristen Kinkopf to his residence for a thank-you dinner in recognition of their service as 2018 Co-Chairs for the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal.
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Rejoice—even in an imperfect Advent journey
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It’s the third week of Advent, and Christmas—which seemed so far off just a few weeks ago—is looming large.
Christmas sweaters and lights, birthday celebrations, sharks, and rice (7 Quick Takes)
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We were invited to wear ugly Christmas sweaters to a work meeting, and somehow I realized I didn’t own a Christmas sweater.
Singing for your supper at a Christmas carol-themed party
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’Tis the season for Christmas treats, Christmas parties, and Christmas caroling. So why not wrap them all into one delectable, delightful experience?
Gotcha Day, what St. Nicholas brought, and sweet tastes of Christmas (7 Quick Takes)
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Nine years ago today we met our older son. The past nine years have been the blink of an eye and yet forever, all at the same time.
Bishops stymied in response to abuse
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Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Child & Youth Protection, Commentary, McCarrick Report
We all wanted some definitive answers by now. God willing, February and June – the next U.S. bishops meeting – will bring the remedies that victim-survivors of sexual abuse, and the whole church, desperately need.
Advent: It’s the most wonderful time of the year
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Advent simply nudges us to make space in our lives for Jesus. It assures us that the Son of God is coming.
Train displays, parent-teacher conferences, December birthdays, fun with cardboard, and what’s left in the fridge (7 Quick Takes)
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December starts tomorrow, so bring on train season! Actually, it’s always train season around here because we are a toy train family.
Is that Mr. Bean?
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Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith
Suzanna Molino Singleton finds humor and inspiration from an encounter with the acclaimed biographer of St. John Paul II.
Cleansed and conformed to God’s will
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Filed Under: Blog, The Catholic Difference
We must all intensify prayer and penance. We should all be inviting to church those who have left out of boredom, anger, confusion, or disgust.
Table of plenty
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We’re losing power for most of the day tomorrow. I know we’ll lose most of the food in our fridge, so we’ve been eating and eating—but we’ve barely made a dent.
Thanksgiving leftovers, lots of pie, sleepover fun, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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~1~ Despite all my worry that the frozen turkey wouldn’t thaw in time, it thawed beautifully, and it cooked up even more perfectly. I watched my father pull it out of the oven, and it was gorgeous—and delicious. Everything tasted so good this year—my mother’s carrots and onions casserole, the mashed potatoes and gravy, the […]
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