Blog Archives - Page 16 of 56 - Archdiocese of Baltimore

August 14, 2019

Writing and self-doubt and a lesson from John Steinbeck

There is nothing as intimidating as the blank page.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window

August 13, 2019

Letting go of the guilt over screen time

I could definitely be a better mother. I fall short in many ways. But I choose not to feel guilty about letting our children have screen time.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window

August 9, 2019

Feasting on crabs and peach cake, decorating with flyswatters, and other summer fun (7 Quick Takes)

You can almost taste the end of summer. I can no longer complain about the ridiculously early back-to-school sales, even though I have yet to buy a single No. 2 pencil or accordion file.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window

August 8, 2019

Where’s our darn food!!??

We are Americans living in the top nation – a country to which immigrants have been flocking for several centuries, a country with too much, a country which wastes an unfathomable 50% of its food, cluelessly ruins much of its resources, and packages products using excessive amounts of plastic, styrofoam and cardboard.

Suzanna Molino SingletonBlog, Snippets of Faith

August 7, 2019

When all you can do is pray

Every time there is a shooting—yet another shooting—I feel so helpless.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window

August 5, 2019

Because of your support for the Annual Appeal

Catholic Charities of Baltimore’s Sarah’s House is lifting some of Anne Arundel County’s most vulnerable citizens out of homelessness.

Development DepartmentAppeal, Blog, Giving

August 2, 2019

The summer is flying by, birthday fun, our butterfly bush, and what crawled into my salad (7 Quick Takes)

Suddenly it’s August. We’ve had such a fun and more-relaxing-than-usual summer that I would really like to hold onto this season a bit longer.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window

July 30, 2019

4 favorite lessons from St. Ignatius of Loyola

As we celebrate the feast day of St. Ignatius, here are some of my favorite lessons from the founder of the Society of Jesus.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window

July 27, 2019

A handcrafted birthday surprise

I'm not very easy to surprise.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window

July 26, 2019

Birthday celebrating, a new little child of God, favorite Catholic movies, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Today is my birthday! I just love birthdays. I enjoy everyone’s birthday, of course, but especially mine.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window

July 23, 2019

There were three jolly fishermen (a fishing tale)

Once upon a time there was a boy who loved to fish. He dreamed about fishing. He talked about fishing. He couldn’t get enough of it—even though he had only caught one fish in three years.

Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window