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O Sanctissima: Memories of May
O Sanctissima: Memories of May
By Carolyn Astfalk
My memories of May are bound to May altars and crownings. In the small Catholic grade school I attended, the May crowning was not an annual event as it is in my children's school.
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BE the Church You Want To See in the World
BE the Church You Want To See in the World
By Allison Welch
Do you have a minute to talk?... I knew I was entering sacred space when she asked me to close the door. “I’m divorced,” she said matter-of-factly, before my backside hit the chair. Her shiny blonde hair hung straight, each glossy strand in perfect place. “I was married for three years before I married Bob. We never had any children…” But the real confession was yet to come...
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Who Is Responsible for the Development of Character?
Who Is Responsible for the Development of Character?
By Rosemary Bogdan
Psychiatrist Peter C. Whybrow recently wrote an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal ("This IsYour Brain on Easy Credit"), adapted from his upcoming book The Well TunedBrain: Neuroscience and the LifeWell Lived.
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Life is Beautiful
Life is Beautiful
By Heather Anderson Renshaw
Today I celebrate and thank God again for the miracle of life. Today I am glad that I did not become a statistic. You see, today, more than any other, I am grateful for a young woman’s supernaturally courageous “yes,” – her fiat – to choose life in the face of adversity.
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The Necessity of the Living Word
The Necessity of the Living Word
By Chris Hazell
Our God is a living God, not a dead one, or even a once-living God. And when we hear that scripture, God's Word, is living (not to mention sometimes a bit prickly) just like this God we profess to believe in, it must cause us to truly ponder its power. These words, we believe, are not like other words.
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What If--This Is the Beginning of the End?
What If--This Is the Beginning of the End?
By Elizabeth Thomas
I visited with an elderly aunt today who had what seemed to be a passing TIA or mini stroke that kept her for three days with very weak leg, slurred speech and facial droop.
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Prayer is the Answer
Prayer is the Answer
By Sharla Ynostrosa
I just found out that May 7 was also National Day of Prayer. I wrote a post for my blog that was all about prayer so I want to share it with you.
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Our Lady of Fatima, Pray for Us!
Our Lady of Fatima, Pray for Us!
By Catholic365
It is sometimes hard to understand how much Our Heavenly Mother loves us and continues to try to get the attention of all her wayward children. Such was a time when she appeared to three shepherd children in 1917.
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My Mother's Day Paradox: I Can't Wait for It to End
My Mother's Day Paradox: I Can't Wait for It to End
By Larry Peterson
Mother's Day is here again and, I have to tell you, it is not my favorite day. Please do not misunderstand, I certainly have nothing against Moms. Heck, my wife was a mom, my sister is a mom, my daughter is a mom and I have nieces who are moms and so on. I know thousands of Moms and, for the most part, I love and respect them all.
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Motherhood Remains: Honoring Mothers Who Have Lost a Child
Motherhood Remains: Honoring Mothers Who Have Lost a Child
By Tara K. E. Brelinsky
Freshly picked bouquets stacked in bunches, lovely hydrangeas planted in bright pink pots, cards spilling out into the store aisles and 1-800-BUY-HER-THIS commercials repeating on the radio: all reminders that Mother's Day was on the horizon.
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Best Laid Plans
Best Laid Plans
By Pat McDermott
As with many Catholics, I do some spiritual reading from all different people from various Christian faith traditions. I would like to share something I took from one of those readings (even if it wasn’t the author’s real purpose of the article).
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Should We Believe in Medjugorje, After Nearly 34 Years of Reported Daily Apparitions?
Should We Believe in Medjugorje, After Nearly 34 Years of Reported Daily Apparitions?
By Janet Moore
Never heard of Medjugorje nor have any idea what it is? Medjugorje is a small village in the former country of Yugoslavia (now Bosnia-Herzegovina) where, since June 24, 1981, the Virgin Mary has reportedly been appearing everyday!
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The Great Masquerade
The Great Masquerade
By Linda Kracht
What comes to mind when you think of masquerades? Balls? Phantom of the Opera? Costumes? Beautiful dresses? Charades? Harmless fun or deceit and treachery? Today or a by-gone era?
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She's No Angel
She's No Angel
By LaJuan Tallo
“Heaven needed another angel.” I don’t know how many times I heard that in the weeks following my daughter Lauren’s death. My first thought was, “Well, why did they have to pick my kid?” That was my raw response - the one coming from pain. But I smiled on the outside, thanking them for their kind words and moved on.
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To the Mother of Freddie Gray
To the Mother of Freddie Gray
By Dawn Wright
I won’t pretend to understand your life, because I know I have no clue. I take for granted the safety and security of suburbia, our good schools, and our quiet neighborhood. I have no idea what it takes to raise kids in Baltimore. I know my situation is different and my experience is different, and I won’t insult you by saying something like, “I can only imagine,” because I can’t
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When The Vocation To Motherhood Doesn't Feel Like Enough
When The Vocation To Motherhood Doesn't Feel Like Enough
By Linda Delia
There are seasons in motherhood when we quietly wonder if we are enough. This Mother’s Day, let the gentle love of Our Lady—and the Father’s own voice—remind you that you are more than enough in Him.
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"I Am Home!"
"I Am Home!"
By Elizabeth Thomas
What wonderful thoughts and feelings which comes with those words. “I am Home.” We just arrived at 4 AM this early morning after 570 miles drive coming back from Texas. If you remember in one of my recent blogs, I shared the story of being in a car accident that totaled my car. An ongoing story that I said would be continued as I tell of the wonders that would be worked from this event.
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