‘Summer Madness’ boosts youth involvement at Anne Arundel parish

Teens and tweens from St. Andrew by the Bay participate in a weeklong day camp.
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When our preschooler starts noticing racial differences

I glanced in the mirror today and noticed some dirt on my cheek. I brushed it off and then realized Daniel was watching.“What you doing, Mama?” he asked.“I just had some dirt on my face, but I wiped it off,” I said. “Does it look OK?”“No,” he said. Ask a
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Catholic-Pentecostal dialogue comes to Baltimore

Seven Catholics and four Pentecostals are focused this week on understanding their commonalities and differences.
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High-LI has lasting impact for participants

Kristin Rupprecht’s experience at the High School Leadership Institute as a 16-year-old in 1986 has come full circle.
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Slow and steady wins a turtle-filled evening

When I was a child, we would often pack a picnic, get into our station wagon, and drive to a park to feed the ducks. It was an inexpensive and fun way to spend time together as a family, and we always loved throwing bread crusts to the ducks.We take
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Why ask why?

During our long drive to John’s parents’ house on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, there was plenty of time for Leo to ask question after question.His father is the best at offering explanations. He has tremendous patience, which helps, but he is also extremely knowledgeable about many topics. At social gatherings when
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A butterfly in the bush would be worth so much more in the hand

When we planned a visit to John’s parents’ house today, I hadn't thought about what we would do while we were there. There are always toys to play with and plenty of the boys’ favorite foods to enjoy.But when John’s mother mentioned that her butterfly bushes were attracting a lot
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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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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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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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