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April 15, 2017

The importance of a Catholic high school ring: Sharing memories and traditions with the John Carroll Class of 2016

The John Carroll Ring (Photo: JC Patriot) Congratulations to the John Carroll Class of 2015!!At 7 p.m. tonight, they will gather with classmates and loved ones for one of the best traditions of their high school experience in Bel Air: the reception of their John Carroll ring.This ring ceremony —and all
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7 Quick Takes Friday: It’s Good Friday and this blog has no pictures in it, a trip to Emmitsburg, pretzel baking, egg boiling, and an Easter joke

I must warn you: This post has no pictures today. I am not doing this because it is Good Friday, a day of fasting and abstinence and the most solemn day of the year.My camera is not broken, and I have not given up taking pictures.No, I’m afraid The Catholic
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7 Quick Takes Friday: Easter bunnies, eggs, candy, activities, and other fun memories

Happy Easter! And look! I am able to post photos again! I’ll try not to overwhelm you with them. Let's get to the takes!
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7 Quick Takes Friday: Apparently I’m a genius, spring has sprung, faith, vocations, favorite cousins, and discussing homelessness

Last week I let Daniel pick out some yogurt at the store. He chose the kind that comes with M&Ms. Naturally he gobbled it all down and wanted more. But there was none left.So I took some plain yogurt and found a few M&Ms to drop into it. When he
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7 Quick Takes Friday: Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, the quickest takes in the west, love for Baltimore, a pseudo snowball, pets, canceled plans, and clouds

Welcome to what I do believe will be the quickest takes I’ve ever written!This week has been unlike any I have ever experienced. I don’t even remember what work-life balance is supposed to mean, but I’m pretty sure I’m not living it this week. Because I work in communications, the
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Celebrating Mother’s Day: Flowers and prayers for Mom

“Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.”
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7 Quick Takes Friday: Mother’s Day breakfasts, blooming azaleas, dreading team sports, my blogging conference, letting our sons pick dinner, and the questions children ask

I’m starting my day with not one but two Mother’s Day breakfasts at two different schools. Somehow it seems about right that to celebrate being a mother, I need to get up early, pack lunches, drive to one school and eat breakfast with both my boys, and then take our
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7 Quick Takes Friday: Lemonade stand plans, more about our caterpillar, baby bunnies, prayers, bicycle riding, games, and Mother’s Day leftovers

It’s 5-15-15! As a special treat, today you can read these takes backwards or forwards and they will make just as much sense either way!
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Urgent need at the Baltimore Basilica for those committed to Eucharistic Adoration

“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
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