God’s Sandbox (bring your own bucket and shovel) January 14, 2019By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith Need peace, need to think, need a great prayer spot? Go to a beach! It doesn’t even have to be summer to benefit from the calm it provides. Bring your own bucket and shovel … God will supply the tranquility.
Excited about reading, a late Christmas gift, taking down the tree, and more (7 Quick Takes) January 11, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Our younger son was afraid he wouldn’t find a book he wanted to buy. Then he spotted a book on a display and made a beeline for it.
Finding Jesus in the hospital January 9, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window There’s no sign that says, “Jesus,” with an arrow.
Bidding farewell to Greetings & Readings January 6, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window You never want to see a business close, but seeing a local, family-owned business shut its doors after many years in the community is especially sad. So I was really sorry when I saw that Greetings & Readings is set to close later this month.
Cousins for Christmas, a word and saint for the New Year, “Fanta Baby” on the menu, and more (7 Quick Takes) January 5, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window We had so many cousins to enjoy over the Christmas break. There were gifts and food and football games.
A photographic year in review January 3, 2019By Kevin J. Parks Filed Under: Blog, Guest Commentary Kevin J. Parks shares some of his favorite visual memories from 2018.
The year the tree fell January 2, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window That single tree—a tree I had barely noticed before—was apparently such an obstruction between our homes that our paths had barely crossed. Once it was gone, we saw each other almost every day.
A new year, a fresh start December 31, 2018By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary A lot of the typical resolutions have more to do with our exterior than our interior. I’d like to suggest a few resolutions that might improve your spirit and your mind.
Baking cookies, the truth of the moose, carrots for the reindeer, trains, and a Christmas joke (7 Quick Takes) December 28, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I can’t remember the last time I laughed as much while baking.
Longing for a savior: the world, humanity and Otto December 27, 2018By Father J. Collin Poston Filed Under: Blog, Dust and Dewfall As I was preparing my Christmas homily for my parishes of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Thurmont and St. Anthony Shrine in Emmitsburg, I was praying and reflecting on what to preach about, and a recent memory came to mind.As many of you who have read this blog before know very well (as do […]
Counting down to Christmas in 7 Quick Takes December 21, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Christmas is coming, and bit by bit we are getting ready.
Every Advent gives you another chance December 21, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window God knows we fail and gives us another chance, in Advent and in Confession.
