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Week in My Life 2017: Tuesday

A stuffed cow and his owner crawl into my bed to wake me up, and I realize the morning is already getting away from us.
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Week in My Life 2017: Monday

I'm chronicling our ordinary, but extraordinary, life every day this week. Here's Monday.
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Fair winds and following seas: A sailor remembered on Veterans Day

Our soldiers, sailors and their families have, and will continue to sacrifice for our nation’s ideals. They do so willingly without fanfare or recognition.
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A Golden Birthday, a gratitude garland, how mothers are dictionaries, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Our older son is 10 today—double digits! It’s his golden birthday (10 on the 10th), and he has been counting down the days, of course.
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Director of ‘The Star’ aimed for fresh look at Nativity

Presenting the story of the Nativity from the perspective of the animals allowed the producers and director to see the well-known narrative from fresh eyes. In an interview for the "Catholic Baltimore" radio show, director Timothy Reckart discusses the goals of those who produced the movie, which opens Nov. 17.
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A Q&A with a seminarian on his vocation to the priesthood

During National Vocations Awareness Week, seminarian Tommy O'Donnell reflects on his vocation to the priesthood.
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French Catholic school had profound impact

In the early 1700s, Protestant settlers in Maryland had overtaken the Catholic settlers, and made the practice and teaching of the Catholic faith in the colony nearly impossible.
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Ooh la la! Let’s have French onion soup for dinner

We don't always have the time and money to slip away to a lovely French restaurant. So I decided to make French onion soup for dinner.
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His gaze never turns away from us

Being a humble servant is living out the wondrous, mystical reality that God's gaze never turns away from us.
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Teachers’ day off: A North Bay retreat

I went home feeling both relaxed and rejuvenated at the same time. I think a healthy dose of the outdoors does that to you and hold tight to my beliefs that God created our environment as a natural treatment of man-made stress.
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Farewell to soccer practice and Halloween, hello to stuffed peppers and November (7 Quick Takes)

It’s November! How did that happen? I am hearing people mention Thanksgiving as if it’s just around the corner.
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The Handbook for the Recently Diagnosed with Autism: (Spoiler Alert: There is None)

I’m beginning to understand that Frank will require more intensive care than his brothers and sister. But what would be required of me in my new role? The first step for me is to figure out what he needs and how to get it to him.
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