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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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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Playful pooch an integral part of life at St. Benedict

Hundreds of Catholics come to St. Benedict in Baltimore each week, but there is one faithful visitor who stands out.
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God knows us. Do we know God?

Many people today are concerned about how much information is being gathered about good, law-abiding citizens.
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Bless this Food

 One of my favorite things about summer is all of the fresh, local produce that makes its way into my kitchen. We participate in a CSA, or Community Supported Agriculture, at Brad’s Produce in Churchville. We register in March, paying a little over $300 for an entire season’s worth of
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Potential adoptive parents step forward to save a life

My Facebook feed often features faces and stories of children who are waiting for families.On Monday I read a post seeking families who would be willing to adopt an infant with Down syndrome. The parents planned to abort the child, but they had consented to give birth if an adoptive
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Why did the chicken lettuce wrap cross the road?

One evening I started looking for recipes online and realized I had almost everything I needed to make chicken lettuce wraps like the ones we buy from our favorite Chinese restaurant.I even had sesame oil and rice wine vinegar. And how important could that hoisin sauce be?So I got to
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Highlandtown parish surpasses campaign goal by 500 percent

Redemptorist Father Robert Wojtek talks about his parish's success with the archdiocesan capital campaign.
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Let’s make a meal—and, yes, you can have a toy

The other day I had promised the boys that we would eat lunch out. They were excited because they hoped that meant fast food in a box that comes with a toy.I had a different idea.I thought we would pick a lunch with at least a vague semblance of nutrition—and
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Going on a house hunt, I’m not scared. Got my kids by my side…

John and I usually go house hunting without the boys, but today John was busy packing and preparing for the move. And we were clearly in the way.There were two open houses I wanted to attend, and I had two preschoolers who were willing to accompany me—and a few hours
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