An Amelia Bedelia move, rats, a trip to the salad bar, and a few conference leftovers (7 Quick Takes) October 19, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I ran out of ideas for dinner by the end of the week, so I cooked a little of everything that was left in the fridge. It didn’t look like much of a spread on the table.
Sundays aren’t for football and other kids’ games October 18, 2018By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith Remember our Sunday-best outfits? As children, we girls wore patent leather shoes, frilly party-type dresses with white gloves, clutched matching patent leather purses, and hats with ribbons snaking down our backs. Hats for women once were a requirement in Catholic churches – can you imagine that today?
Beauty in word and art and in a Catholic women’s conference October 16, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window A group of 28 women came together for Saturday for “Beauty in Word & Art: Catholic Women Writers, Artists & Social Media Voices in the New Evangelization” at the Shrine. The day was an absolute gift.
Apple picking, scarecrow making, apple pie, two birthdays at once, and a quick day trip (7 Quick Takes) October 12, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window When you aren’t playing soccer during the fall, you have these wide open weekends to fill—or at least I thought that would be the case. So my husband and I were determined we would go apple picking this fall.
Most important parts of life October 10, 2018By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith Sometimes our focal point in life is off. We should be looking at – and appreciating – what we are holding in our hands – life’s blessings and gifts.
A season of loss and love October 10, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I used to love autumn, and I still do. But when the leaves begin to change, and the evenings and mornings are dimmer, there are moments when the weight of the season hits me.Even with all the beauty and life and celebration of this time of year, autumn is also a season of loss—especially in […]
Making memories on a long weekend, ice skating at the beach, boating, painted screens, and more (7 Quick Takes) October 6, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window My husband wasn’t able to join us for our beach vacation with my family this summer, so we promised our sons a long weekend in Ocean City, Md., this fall.
Learning from our stumbles October 5, 2018By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary It’s time now for those of us in the church to funnel our anger and frustration into helping the victims and the church to heal. The church may have stumbled and fallen along the way when it comes to protecting children and vulnerable adults. God willing, we have learned from our falls and our failures.
Columbus Day is a celebration of faith and heritage in Little Italy October 4, 2018By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith Baltimore’s Italian community will launch its 128th Columbus Day Commemoration & Parade Sunday, Oct. 7 – an event deemed the longest-running Columbus Day celebration in the United States.
Of weddings, funerals and sacred moments October 2, 2018By Father J. Collin Poston Filed Under: Blog, Dust and Dewfall May God help us to be open to the Holy Spirit, even if it is surprisingly coming through another person we may not feel is “qualified” or through a person we may not “like” or may not know.
St. Therese’s little way: Taking up the bread and wine September 30, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Carrying the bread and wine to the altar is such a small thing to do—just a tiny step when you consider that the bread and wine then becomes the Body and Blood and Divinity of Jesus Christ.
The Trumpet of the Swan, early pumpkin carving, and how we celebrated our 14th anniversary (7 Quick Takes) September 28, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window What were your favorite books when you were a child? Our younger son’s current favorite is The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White.
