forget the box

May 17

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Mar 05

Catholic Cardinals on Twitter -

Seeing all of the conclave articles and stories lately, I realized no one was linking to a comprehensive list of Catholic Cardinals active on Twitter. So, I made my own. Let me know if I’ve forgotten anyone!

Tweets from @Osborne/catholic-cardinals

Feb 14

Thanks speedy God

‎”Why do we say speedy?”

Katie Beth tugged on my shirt and quietly asked me this during Mass last night. It was right after the First Reading.

Now, this is a girl who always has something funny to say, whether she means to or not. But I was stumped this time. “Speedy…? When do we say speedy?” 
I looked over at Sarah, who heard the question, and she had a huge grin on her face. She could tell I was baffled, so she proceeded to whisper-tell me, “You know… As in ‘Thanks speedy God!’”

I had to think about it for a split second. And then it dawned on me: after the readings during Mass, we say “Thanks be to God.” And my kid has heard it as “Thanks speedy God!” for years.

And then we all did that “my-body-is-shaking-because-I’m-stifling-a-laugh” laugh for the next 20 minutes.

What an amazing way to kick off Lent. I thank speedy God for my family every day.