July 12, 2013 - Archdiocese of Baltimore

July 12, 2013

7 quick takes Friday (Vol. 19)

— 1 —There’s a bookcase thief in our house. The other day Leo started noticing that furniture is disappearing, so we have made a running joke out of noticing what Baba has packed for our move.“Mama!” Leo yelled one morning. “Come quick! We have a table thief, too!”We all ran to

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July 12, 2013

Gardening grows – and heals – the spirit

A couple creates a healing garden at Stella Maris.

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July 12, 2013

Silent saint gets his due

When I informed Monsignor Martin Feild that Pope Francis had inserted a reference to St. Joseph in all the main eucharistic prayers used at Mass in the Latin rite, the longtime pastor of St. Joseph in Taneytown lit up.

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July 12, 2013

‘Good Pope John’ and ‘John Paul the Great’ slated for sainthood

Two popes with different histories will likely be canonized by the end of the year, thanks to a decree signed by Pope Francis July 5. He accepted the verification of a second miracle attributed to Blessed John Paul II, and waived the requirement of a second miracle in the case of Blessed John XXIII.

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July 12, 2013

Weekly Wonder Tool: One-Line-a-Day Five-Year Memory Books

I stumbled upon these gems at Target in the stationary section and had to get three – one for each of my children (blue for the boys and pink for the baby, who for awhile I swore was going to be a girl). The journals allow you to write a

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July 12, 2013

Without a doubt

One of the many surprises of motherhood has been discovering that I am expected to be a dictionary.This afternoon as we were driving and listening to a recording of Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride, I was asked to define a few words. I hesitated for a moment on “careen,”

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