Death is such a part of our lives, and it puts us in a funny place. Since that’s true, why not amuse ourselves?
Is it appropriate etiquette to eat pepperoni pizza in a funeral home?
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One way to get tickets to visit Alcatraz
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Apparently Alcatraz tickets are a hot commodity.
One parish helps another
Your support for the 2018 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal is making great things possible. Take, for instance, the parishes of St. Joan of Arc and Church of the Annunciation.
When you discover you aren’t the only people still playing Pokemon Go
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Two years into playing Pokemon Go, my sons and I may not be playing with the same enthusiasm we did when it started. But I’m not so sure. There’s still plenty of excitement there.
Recovering from vacation, for Pete’s sake, a new iCade, household chores, and the worst sounds in the world (7 Quick Takes)
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Nothing is more fun than taking a vacation week at the beach. But I can’t believe how tired I still am from a vacation that ended a week ago.
Cycle of life, interrupted, for bad and then good
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It’s been three weeks since a man with a grudge and a rifle shot down the doorway to the Annapolis Capital and murdered five of its employees, among them two colleagues. Every one of those 21 days has been required to process the mysteries of life and what can only be described as survivor’s guilt.
Cookies for breakfast and sloths for everyone (or what we do on a beach vacation)
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It’s 7:30 a.m. on a morning of our beach vacation. I haven’t even poured my first cup of coffee. And I’m pretty sure I could have used another three hours of sleep.
Toes in the sand and peach cake in my hand or what we did on our family beach vacation (7 Quick Takes)
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You might think that a blogger who is on vacation all week would have time to write a blog almost every day. In fact, I thought that myself.
The people God wants us to meet
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At times, we question why God places us with certain people: how did he pick that cabbage-head boyfriend, or that annoying neighbor who constantly causes drama along the street?
Peach cake season, stacking cups, fireworks, reading, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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The peaches are ripe! Run, run, run to your nearest grocery store or farmers market and buy some peaches to make a Baltimore peach cake.
When you have a friend in Heaven
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“Do you want these left out of the bag?” the cashier says, holding up two bottles of water.
“That would be great,” I say. “We need those for the flowers. We’re stopping at the cemetery.”
Fourteen ways my dog is like God
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I believe God created dogs so he could be with us more. He has gifted us with these marvelously loving animals, which are emotional, expressive and tail-waggingly happy, and placed them in our homes.
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