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Cleansed and conformed to God’s will

November 30, 2018
By George Weigel
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

November 27, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

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)

November 23, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

~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 […]

Talking turkey and sweet potatoes and pie

November 19, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

A dozen years ago or so, back before we had children, my mother asked me to bring the sweet potatoes to our Thanksgiving dinner.

Snow, snow, snow, birthday spaghetti, an anniversary gift, and more (7 Quick Takes)

November 16, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

It snowed yesterday! I had seen that snow and sleet were in the forecast, but so often storms don’t amount to much—especially in mid-November.

When your jug is nearly dry

November 11, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

You wonder why God would ask that of you at a time when your jar of flour is nearly empty and your jug is nearly dry.

A big birthday, an anniversary, the end of the scarecrow, and more (7 Quick Takes)

November 9, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

Our older son turns 11 tomorrow. Eleven! It sounds so much older than 10.

Grieving Together offers couples support after miscarriage

November 7, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

Grieving Together is both beautifully and practically written. It is, in fact, the book Laura and Franco wish they had had when they miscarried their third baby.

Hometown Saints: Baltimore Hispanic community celebrates St. Oscar Romero

November 7, 2018
By Emily Rosenthal Alster
Filed Under: Blog, Saints, The Work of Her Hands

The recent canonization of St. Oscar Romero was a moment of pride for many in our community.

A mistake that turned out just fine

November 6, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

This pot of slops wasn’t looking very exciting, so I pulled a packet of onion soup mix out of the pantry. Onion soup should be able to jazz almost anything up.

Me-me-me Birthday Prayer

November 6, 2018
By Suzanna Molino Singleton
Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith

I’ve never done that before – prayed only for myself in a single prayer session – and yet it felt suitable. No way I could have survived 59 years without God.

Leftover Halloween treats, autumn trees, limericks, and more (7 Quick Takes)

November 2, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

How was your Halloween? Ours was spooky and fun.

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