Birthday celebrating, toy shopping, and doing more holy things today (7 Quick Takes) November 17, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I’m chronicling our daily lives on the blog this week in the Week in My Life challenge, so I could probably have given myself a break from 7 quick takes.
Goodbye to one of the good guys November 17, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Journalism, The Narthex After decades of producing stories that go into a depth not found in some other outlets, and after many years managing newsrooms, editing pages and mentoring others, Joe Ryan is hanging up his red pen.
Week in My Life 2017: Thursday November 16, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Morning comes quickly. As I get things ready for the day, I keep in mind that I will be at a work event late into the evening.
Week in My Life 2017: Wednesday November 15, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I’m up before the sons, which makes me think I have a jump on the day.
Week in My Life 2017: Tuesday November 14, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window A stuffed cow and his owner crawl into my bed to wake me up, and I realize the morning is already getting away from us.
Week in My Life 2017: Monday November 14, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I’m chronicling our ordinary, but extraordinary, life every day this week. Here’s Monday.
Fair winds and following seas: A sailor remembered on Veterans Day November 10, 2017By Kevin J. Parks Filed Under: Blog, Guest Commentary Our soldiers, sailors and their families have, and will continue to sacrifice for our nation’s ideals. They do so willingly without fanfare or recognition.
A Golden Birthday, a gratitude garland, how mothers are dictionaries, and more (7 Quick Takes) November 9, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Our older son is 10 today—double digits! It’s his golden birthday (10 on the 10th), and he has been counting down the days, of course.
Director of ‘The Star’ aimed for fresh look at Nativity November 9, 2017By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary, Movie & Television Reviews Presenting the story of the Nativity from the perspective of the animals allowed the producers and director to see the well-known narrative from fresh eyes. In an interview for the “Catholic Baltimore” radio show, director Timothy Reckart discusses the goals of those who produced the movie, which opens Nov. 17.
A Q&A with a seminarian on his vocation to the priesthood November 8, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Feature, Open Window, Vocations During National Vocations Awareness Week, seminarian Tommy O’Donnell reflects on his vocation to the priesthood.
French Catholic school had profound impact November 8, 2017By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary In the early 1700s, Protestant settlers in Maryland had overtaken the Catholic settlers, and made the practice and teaching of the Catholic faith in the colony nearly impossible.
Ooh la la! Let’s have French onion soup for dinner November 6, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Recipes We don’t always have the time and money to slip away to a lovely French restaurant. So I decided to make French onion soup for dinner.