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January 29, 2020

A better sense of time

Every morning is the same. We’re hurrying through breakfast and lunch-packing and shoe-finding and rushing to get out the door to get to school.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window

January 28, 2020

The gift of presence in the face of grief

There were tears as people shared memories and spoke about what the past year has been like. But there were also smiles. There was peace. And there was connection—with God and with one another.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window

January 23, 2020

5 easy ways to celebrate the Chinese New Year, chocolate rats, bacon, and a button story (7 Quick Takes)

If you’re looking for a way to celebrate the Year of the Rat, here are a few simple things you can do.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window

January 23, 2020

He must increase

As the Lamb of God, he gives himself to us in the Eucharist to empower us to conquer our own sins - and allow him to increase more and more within us and in our lives.

Father Collin PostonBlog, Dust and Dewfall

January 23, 2020

So quick to judge

I already know what my 2021 new year’s resolution should be – I shalt not judge others for however long they decide to keep up their Christmas decorations.

Suzanna Molino SingletonBlog, Snippets of Faith

January 21, 2020

An open letter to the former royals during #Megxit

I don’t really know what’s going on with this whole #Megxit situation—though I have to admit I am a fan of the hashtag. I just wanted to let you know, you’re not alone.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window

January 17, 2020

Olives, a lesson from Annie’s mom, a forgotten trumpet, and a flat tire (7 Quick Takes)

Our pediatrician once told our children that you need to try a new food 16 or 17 times before you can decide that you don’t like it.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window

January 17, 2020

Do you know the date of your baptism?

I experienced my first sacrament April 10, 1955, at St. Rose of Lima in Brooklyn. Father T. Austin Murphy did the honors, seven years before he became an auxiliary bishop for the diocese.

Paul McMullenBaltimore Boomer, Blog

January 15, 2020

The little plant that (maybe) could

I’m just not good with plants. I’m not sure whether they don’t care for me or I’m just not destined for plant greatness, but my plants never survive.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window

January 14, 2020

What I did on my Christmas holiday

The nature of true argument is not to destroy the interlocutor. It’s not even to “win,” really. The point of debate and argument in the classical sense it to delve into and arrive at the Truth.

Father T. Austin Murphy Jr.Blog, Diamonds in the Rough