7 Quick Takes started at 30,000 feet (featuring beer-shaped salami, a button sculpture, a yard sale purchase, and more) June 16, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I started writing these while on an airplane yesterday, but then I didn’t manage to finish them until today. But it felt a little like being in Green Eggs and Ham. “Can you write takes on a plane? Can you write them on a train? In a car or on a tree…?”
Live like you’re going to be 95 June 15, 2018By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional I turn 35 tomorrow and have been thinking about how I want to live in this new phase of my life. There are two philosophies that people use as guidelines for making decisions about their life’s experiences. I am posing a third.
The passenger next to me on the plane June 13, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window As I was boarding, a flight attendant said, “This is a crowded flight, so we are going to make some friends today.”
When St. Anthony helps you find what’s missing June 13, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Sometimes we ask St. Anthony to help us find something that is missing. And sometimes we don’t realize what we are missing until we find it.
The Otto Grotto Rosary Dog Walk June 12, 2018By Father J. Collin Poston Filed Under: Blog, Dust and Dewfall Join Father Poston and his dog, Otto, on an “Otto Grotto Rosary Walk” in Emmitsburg.
We need to be more equipped to combat mental illness June 9, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Mental illness isn’t always something a person can navigate even with a strong, wonderful family and a compassionate friends. It often requires professional help and medication and sometimes switching to different professional help and different medications.
Tears at parent-teacher conferences, science experiments, pantry discoveries, crab cakes, and more (7 Quick Takes) June 8, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window The night our new cousin and nephew was born we went out to dinner to celebrate—and also, maybe more accurately, because I didn’t want to make dinner. We went to Pappas, where I had the absolutely delicious crab cake.
Welcome to the world, little one June 5, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Backpacks were packed, shoes were on, and we were gathering things to head out the door when the phone rang.
A field trip, little league, a new flyswatter, chocolate chip cookie dough yogurt, and more (7 Quick Takes) May 31, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Our sons went on a joint field trip this week, and I got to tag along as a chaperone.
Hype and reality on family planning May 31, 2018By Richard Doerflinger Filed Under: A More Human Society, Blog, Respect Life According to a 2016 fact sheet by the Guttmacher Institute, a former Planned Parenthood affiliate, the federal government spends well over $2 billion a year on family planning, mostly through Medicaid (not affected by the regulation).
Under Armour and #WeWill May 30, 2018By Craig Gould Filed Under: Blog, Boots Laced We can’t just say, “we love the young church.” We have to name them. Jazmine, Michael, Shantay, Jose and all those other young people in your church require adults who can call them by name.
Called to serve May 29, 2018By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional When Deacon Ray Van Pelt announced at the end of Mass at St. Joan of Arc in Aberdeen that the church was looking for altar servers, Collin whispered to me, “I want to do that!”Collin has been attending Mass weekly (barring the occasional snow storm or stomach bug) since he was 5 days old. Unlike […]
