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In appreciation of teachers

As we approach Catholic Schools Week this year, let’s take a moment to appreciate the teachers.

Be it resolved

I don’t really do New Year’s resolutions. I never have, and I don’t suppose I ever will, although if the last two years have taught us anything, it’s that we can never be sure what’s coming.

Building plans

I’m a planner. That statement would come as no surprise to my family. They know that I always want to know what’s going to happen, when it’s going to happen and how long it’s going to take. And also what I need to have on hand and what I need to do ahead of time to make it happen

Just you wait

Wait. It’s a word I must say a dozen times a day.

Deep breaths

Take a deep breath, everyone. The holidays are upon us.

Look for the saints

It has become something of a staple of All Saints’ Day homilies, especially when they happen at school Masses where children are encouraged to dress up as saints, instead of wearing whatever ghoulish get-up they wore for Halloween: We should all be aiming for sainthood. That’s God’s plan for salvation, that we all spend eternity in God’s presence.

End times

It was dark when I got up this morning. At almost 7 a.m. And last night, driving home, Teresa wondered if those kids should still be playing soccer under the lights in the park. It was about 7:30 p.m., but it seemed far later because it was so dark outside.

Loving a dog

It’s no secret that we are a family of dog lovers. My husband and I bought our first dog when we were engaged, and we haven’t gone more than a week or so without a dog in the house over nearly 30 years of marriage.

Unprecedented times

It wasn’t long into the COVID-19 pandemic that the tone of television commercials changed. Companies wanted viewers to know that they applauded health care heroes, that they were doing everything they could for our safety, that they were there for us “during these unprecedented times.”

Back to school

By Labor Day weekend, pretty much all the Catholic school students in the Archdiocese of Chicago have returned to classes.
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