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Scrambled eggs in the car, Confirmation joy, and Wordle losses (7 Quick Takes)
It’s May, which means every now and then we have a night without baseball or a concert or some other commitment. Mostly, though, it’s a mad dash to the finish. Not to wish time away, but summer can start anytime. It’s my absolute favorite time of year.
A Ticket to Pope Leo’s First Papal Audience
Back in early April, Abigail Benjamin submitted a request for tickets to attend a papal audience in May. Not many people were requesting tickets at the time, as a cardinal handled the papal audiences for an ailing Pope Francis. But Abigail felt she and her husband, Jon, should go. They could never have known that […]
The pope is speaking my language
I never thought we would have an American pope, so I had no expectations for how that might different for me, as an American. I had never considered what it would be like to hear a pope talk in English with an American accent.
Gift of grace
God doesn’t give us grace just at our baptism and confirmation, but over and over in abundance.
Who is our new pope, Pope Leo XIV?
What a gift this pope could be—and is—to our Church. What a blessing to have a pope who has so much to bring to this time.
Queen of the May
Once upon a time I was a second grader at St. Pius X School in Towson. One day, our teacher, Sister Suzanne, announced to my class that it was time to prepare for the May Procession.
5 Lessons Pope Francis Taught Us
Weeks ago, when it became clear that Pope Francis’ health was failing, I thought I had come to terms with the possibility of him passing away. When I woke up to the news that he had died, however, I realized I wasn’t prepared at all. Yes, we knew he was elderly and battling double pneumonia. […]
Welcome home
The miracle of Easter shows that anything and everything is possible for God, and that even death does not have the final word.
The story of the melted bunnies
Weeks and weeks ago, I was walking down the seasonal aisle at the grocery store when I stopped to look at the Easter candy. I spotted chocolate bunnies who were posed as if they were taking selfies. I thought of my niece in college several states to the north. I knew she would be amused. […]