Easy as pie—or prayer

When I feel helpless, I try to pick one thing and do it well. The other night I set everything aside to make a pie.
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Longing for an end to the school year and enjoying some stay-at-home fun (7 Quick Takes)

We are done with school, but school isn’t done with us. That’s been true for weeks, but it’s never been as true as it is today.
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A seed of hope

It brings with it a small reminder to hold onto hope—even when it might seem easier to give up.
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Homemade bread, haircutting goals, a feast day gift, and a wish for a bird (7 Quick Takes)

I almost think it would be worth it to make bread just to fill the house with the scent of bread cooking.
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Remembering who they were

During this time of social distancing, as we wear masks and stay away from people we love, it’s important to remember that we are doing this because life matters. Because love matters.
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Ask St. Rita for help with an impossible situation

St. Rita is patron of several things, including parenthood and marriage difficulties, but what she’s best known for—and perhaps most needed for today—is impossible causes.
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“Do my llama slippers need an Instagram account?” and other pandemic questions

I started thinking about unexpected questions that only seem to come up when you’ve been living under stay-at-home orders for weeks on end.
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A bittersweet moment for the Class of 2020

Heartbreaking as this experience is for the Class of 2020—and it is—I also find the Class of 2020 intriguing and inspiring.
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Treat yourself to a moment of gratitude today

What if carving out a few minutes every day to look back on the day with gratitude weren’t a requirement, but a special gift to yourself?
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