This week's 7 Quick Takes covers everything from Scruffy the Tugboat to fishing and cicadas.Read More

If it’s good to dust off the cobwebs in our home, it’s even better to sweep clean your heart and soul.Read More

This is a response to Rita Buettner’s blog post singing the praises of fidget spinners. Though I’m a huge fan of Rita AND her poem, I can’t stand fidget spinners. Although they are not a problem in my art classes at St. Joan of Arc School, I can’t imagine trying to teach with a whole...Read More

Even though we’d been preparing for months, Collin was nervous about receiving his First Holy Communion. I would pretend to be the sacristan in front of the kitchen counter, administering unconsecrated Triscuits and water from a Waterford goblet. Time after time he’d forget something when he approached the “altar.” Hands folded in prayer, a bow,...Read More

When we encounter Jesus, whether on a mission trip in another country or in our ordinary, daily lives, we discover that he wants to befriend us.Read More

Rita Buettner shares this week's 7 Quick Takes.Read More

Today, the day before Mother’s Day, is Birthmother’s Day, and I find myself wondering about the women who gave our sons life.Read More

This weeks '7 Quick Takes' covers everything from chilly baseball games to entering a new whole new world of Pokemon fun.Read More