5 Quick Things: Summer '25 Edition #2 ☀️
an abbreviated edition of your favorite weekly letter...
I’m currently somewhere along the Rhine River with a group of your fellow readers, so consider this one of your super-special summer editions of 5 Quick Things. I’ll be back next week!

From the essay archives: Eleven Great “Family” Films
From the podcast vault: Things We’d Tell Our Younger Parenting Selves (ep. 145), with
On my summer TBR list: St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, by Karen Russell
A solid Substack newsletter I enjoy: 100 Movies Every Catholic Should See
One of my go-to recipes: Carnivore shrimp & cream (I add Old Bay seasoning)
Want to see photos of our current pilgrimage? 👇
Want to write your own Rule of Life?*👇
*Summer’s a great time for this…
Want to know about our pilgrimages in 2026? 👇
May your weekend include a good book in a good chair — grateful to have you as a reader!
Grace and peace,
-Tsh