Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Filed Under: Blog, Open Window
Spring has sprung! Or maybe we’re headed straight into summer! But I am so happy to see sunshine and hear birds singing. It’s also been an incredibly moist spring. As I was walking to a meeting at work the other day, I noticed we were growing a beautiful crop of mushrooms on campus.
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Filed Under: Blog, Boots Laced
Disciples don’t get to lounge around in complacency. It’s not an option.
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Filed Under: Blog, Open Window
The morning of St. Rita’s feast day I said a prayer to my patron saint, who also happens to be the patron saint of hopeless cases. It’s not the first time she’s heard from me, and it won’t be the last.
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It wasn’t a royal wedding. We didn’t have a horse and carriage and the queen didn’t have to approve my gown. But I can still remember many details of the day.
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Filed Under: Blog, Open Window
When I first met him, he was wearing overalls and a tattered white shirt and a smile that lit up his whole face.
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The other night we thought our little league game might be rained out, but we managed to get a few innings in before the coaches called it a night. The sky was getting really dark when our 8-year-old stepped onto the mound to start pitching.
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Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional, Vocations
Even now as I write this, I am overwhelmed by the radiance of this sacred gift. It has inspired me to consider offering the invitation to vocations to each of my children as they proceed the course of their sacraments of invitation.
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Filed Under: Blog, Open Window
This weekend our younger son made his First Holy Communion.
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It was Teachers Appreciation Week this week, and I’m not sure I’ve ever sent more than a note to a teacher before.
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I’m carrying grocery bags from the car to the kitchen when I hear our second grader yelling.“Mom! Mom! Can you roll this baseball to me?” Before I can respond, he turns and looks at me. “Oh, forget it,” he says. “Your hands are full.” Then he runs to the door and holds it open. I […]
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Filed Under: Blog, Dust and Dewfall
In Ireland, Christians past and present often refer to the Holy Spirit as “the Wild Goose.” The “goose is loose” they’ll say when they speak of the surprising, creative and often spontaneous work of the Holy Spirit.
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Last weekend my uncle gave us two tickets to the Orioles game, so Daniel and I jumped at the chance to go.
