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Words and deeds
It’s no good to speak about the faith and not to live it. And if we are living the faith, we should be willing to speak of it.
When St. Anthony helps you find what’s missing
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
Join Father Poston and his dog, Otto, on an “Otto Grotto Rosary Walk” in Emmitsburg.
The skinny on summer
Do all the good you can, for as many people as you can, for as long as you can. If you do that, you may not just live longer. You may live forever.
We need to be more equipped to combat mental illness
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)
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.
Of spilled juice, and joy
I make messes by accident and on purpose over and over and over, and God continuously offers forgiveness and strength and peace.
Of wedding cakes and our tenuous freedoms
Richard Doerflinger finds rich ironies in the Supreme Court’s wedding cake ruling.
Solitude and solace
After open-heart surgery, Paul McMullen’s gratitude is keener than ever.
Welcome to the world, little one
Backpacks were packed, shoes were on, and we were gathering things to head out the door when the phone rang.