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Growing in Faith
The Feast of the Annunciation (March 25th, nine short shopping months until Christmas!) reminds me of the response we might…
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Lenten Transfiguration
Imagine: you are ten years past customary retirement age. It’s time finally to kick back and relax. You live in…
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Book Review Consoling the Heart of Jesus
The first time I saw the book, Consoling the Heart of Jesus — A Do-It-Yourself Retreat, I thought, “How could I, a…
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The Forty-Day Challenge: From Ashes to Resurrected Love
Last Wednesday was “Ash Wednesday,” when Catholics and other Christians receive ashes on their foreheads as a sign of penitence…
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Who is Baby Joseph and Why Should I Care?
The world has taken notice of a 14-month old baby from Canada whose family has been fighting the medical establishment…
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Valley of the Mismatched
Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” I can only add: “Especially when it…
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Back to the Shores of Tripoli?
The official hymn of the U.S. Marine Corps famously begins with “From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of…
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That’s Cheating!
“Mom, that’s cheating!” our 15-year-old son reprimanded me. “Well, whatever works, right?” I tried to defend myself. “Yeah, but it…
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Spring Cleaning
“Dear Karen, I’m so happy spring is in the air—I’m even looking forward to spring cleaning! At Home Made Simple…
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Do not hasten to bid me Adieu
I always find the lyrics of the song “Red River Valley” to be haunting and beautiful. Written in Iowa, and…