Barbara P. Canavan, a graduate of Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg and Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, was named superintendent of Harford County Public Schools Feb. 24.Read More
About a month ago my sister called with fantastic news: my 10-year-old niece landed the lead in Oliver. We were all excited, and John and I started talking about going as a family to see her perform.Flickr/Jeroen KrahThen it hit me. Oliver is about orphaned children growing up in poverty.Read More
Baby food containers have changed dramatically since I began spooning puree into my children’s mouths in 2009. With Collin, it was glass jars. With Frank, plastic tubs. And now that Leo is getting ready to eat solid food, the pouch is all the rage.Those little jars I got for CollinRead More
Last week I met a Jesuit who lives in Manhattan. Fr. Fred Pellegrini is a vocation promoter who was visiting Loyola University Maryland, and we ended up sitting down to talk.“Your vocation isn’t your career,” Fr. Pellegrini told me. “It’s about something much deeper within yourself. You might be aRead More
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead...” (1 Peter 1:3a) There is nothing that brings more joy to my Church-loving heart than a specialRead More
Friday’s blog was my 300th here.That’s no blogging record, but it was still a surprise to me. When my first blog was posted here March 1, 2012, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. Since then I’ve connected with so many wonderful people through this space, and I am soRead More
It's Monday!! Sometimes we need a pick-me-up to jump start our day. And when it's Monday, and you have a huge to-do list in your hand, some good music might be in order to get you going and start off your week. Today I have a song and a prayer that mightRead More
— 1 —Let’s start with a confession. We have watched none of the Olympics. I don’t really know how to work our TV, and the Olympics come on after our sons are in bed—or should be. Then once they’re in bed, I’m loading the dishwasher or writing or falling asleepRead More