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Catching fireflies and memories
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Catching fireflies and memories

Rita BuettnerJuly 5, 20172 min read
Dusk is falling as we head outside. It’s time to catch fireflies.Our boys run around the yard, chasing the fireflies as they light up and then fade into the dim evening light. Their little hands reach into the bushes, down toward the grass, and up into the sky, as they try to capture the magical […]
Conversation and a cup of tea
CommentaryThe Domestic Church

Conversation and a cup of tea

Rita BuettnerJuly 3, 20174 min read
When I mention my sister’s baby girl, her eyes light up with pleasure. A few minutes later when she asks about my sister, she is surprised – and ecstatic – to hear that she has a baby.
A painful, necessary reminder
Charity in TruthCommentaryFrom the Archbishop

A painful, necessary reminder

Archbishop William E. LoriJuly 3, 20174 min read
While “The Keepers” does not accurately reflect the actions of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, it does highlight what is most important to me for the victims of Joseph Maskell and that is their own personal healing.
Summer in full swing, snowballs, and socializing at kids’ birthday parties (7 Quick Takes)
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Summer in full swing, snowballs, and socializing at kids’ birthday parties (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerJune 30, 20174 min read
~1~ With 12 full weeks between the end of one school year and the start of the next, we have a carefully woven tapestry of sitters and camps and time hanging at home with my husband and me. This week included Bible Camp, and the boys had even more fun than they expected to—though I […]
A Bride and Groom; The Bride and The Groom
CommentaryMarriage & Family LifeWord on Fire

A Bride and Groom; The Bride and The Groom

Bishop Robert BarronJune 29, 20175 min read
It is a peculiarity of Catholic theology that a couple exchanging vows at their wedding Mass do not so much receive a sacrament as they become a sacrament.
Waiting on our hydrangea and learning a lesson in patience
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Waiting on our hydrangea and learning a lesson in patience

Rita BuettnerJune 28, 20172 min read
What is it about hydrangeas? I can’t say they’re my favorite flowers because I’ve said that about azaleas and forsythia and roses and tulips, and I’m obviously very fickle.But we did have hydrangeas on the tables at our wedding, lovely blue blossoms I cut from the bush in my parents’ yard and inserted into dollar-store […]
My journey from Platform 9¾: How I first encountered Harry Potter
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My journey from Platform 9¾: How I first encountered Harry Potter

Rita BuettnerJune 26, 20173 min read
As a young newspaper reporter in Southcentral Pennsylvania back in July 1999, I was assigned to go to a bookstore on a Friday night for a book release party. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was coming out, and dozens of children were expected to attend—in costume and full of excitement.I had heard of […]
Love over hate
CommentaryWit & Wisdom

Love over hate

Father Joseph BreighnerJune 26, 20174 min read
Evangelization doesn’t simply mean getting someone to join our faith or our church. Evangelization is helping people to have such a relationship with Jesus that love becomes the heart of our lives.
Summer reading, a drawing of the Easter Bunny, Father’s Day, and water balloons (7 Quick Takes)
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Summer reading, a drawing of the Easter Bunny, Father’s Day, and water balloons (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerJune 23, 20174 min read
~1~ Summer is really here! We went to sign up for summer reading at the Enoch Pratt Free Library. The boys’ aunt (my sister) works there, so we always register there. It’s a terrific program—and I would say that even if we didn’t have an aunt working there. We always stop to see the fish […]
Amen: Graduates introduced to greatness at Seton Keough
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Amen: Graduates introduced to greatness at Seton Keough

Erik ZygmontJune 22, 20173 min read
While Seton Keough has closed, Benton, Graves and Dambita – as well as their classmates and underclassmen – will keep the school’s spirit alive.
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