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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Cheering for the Orioles, One Beautiful Dream, conversation contests, geeking out, Pokemon, and holy water (7 Quick Takes)
Last weekend my uncle gave us two tickets to the Orioles game, so Daniel and I jumped at the chance to go.
The things we do for love, Part 4: Forgive
Even though we have been hurt and scarred, we recognize the fact that he or she who wronged us may not have done it on purpose. Even if they did, we must never forget that they are human, a sinner not unlike ourselves.
Slops for Dinner
On nights when my husband is working late, our boys and I often eat slops.
North Bay: My true figure
I held a North Bay essay contest for my 6th grade class and, though every essay was a work of art, I thought this one really captured the layers and depth of personal growth that occurred for many of my students at North Bay.
Remembering a Baltimore priest’s ordeal at Dachau
The Polish priest told the Review that the wood strips in the windows separating the glass panes at Dachau seemed like crosses. Every time he looked out a window, he was reminded of the sign of redemption.
Chalk drawings, children who grow too quickly, and highlights of a full week in rhyme (7 Quick Takes)
Let’s wrap up National Poetry Month with 7 Quick Takes in rhyme!
The most unexpectedly religious film of the year
I am going to maintain that A Quiet Place is the most unexpectedly religious film of 2018.
My moo-ving experience with some cows
Has your car ever been rocked back and forth by vigorous bovine tongues? Mine has. Here’s the story.
An open letter to the Duchess of Cambridge: In praise of third children
Kate, you may think you have this parenting thing down by now, but you are in for a treat. Because now you and Prince William are parents to a third child.
A taste of spring, when mom cooks dinner, a munchkin survey, and frigid baseball fun (7 Quick Takes)
Our saucer magnolia tree is blooming! Spring is here, and then it’s not, and then it sort of is. I think we might see some warmer weather this weekend.
Big fat juicy ones, long slim slimy ones…
On our morning drive to school it was gray and rainy. It looked like a long, wet, gray day without outdoor recess.As our car inched along in the drop-off line, I spotted a little girl—maybe 6 or 7 years old—bounding along the sidewalk. She was stopping every few feet to bend down to the concrete, […]