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What's in your trash?
What's in your trash?
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
Do not lose heart when you see others toss the treasures of the Church, Jesus, and the Sacraments out to the curb. Be encouraged that there just may be someone else searching for it and will soon find what they are looking for and needing.
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Wounded Souls and Quiet Heroes
Wounded Souls and Quiet Heroes
By Ann Frailey
In a world of everlasting crisis, where hate and anger join in mindless destruction, there are both wounded souls and quiet heroes. With the same twenty-four hours in a day and an unknown lifespan, we have opportunities before us. We are not all the same. None of us have the same skill sets, strength, intelligence, opportunities, passions, interests, wounds, or limitations.
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Lessons From a Mother's Heart to Her College-Bound Daughter: You Are Loved
Lessons From a Mother's Heart to Her College-Bound Daughter: You Are Loved
By Teresa Hurst
And so, here we are. Tomorrow your fantastic journey begins. When those kinds of days have happened for me, I couldn’t help reflecting on where I came from before I set out on where I was going. I’m curious to know what will be in your thoughts.
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Lessons From a Mother's Heart to Her College-Bound Daughter: Enjoy the Ride & Be Grateful
Lessons From a Mother's Heart to Her College-Bound Daughter: Enjoy the Ride & Be Grateful
By Teresa Hurst
We will be helping our youngest daughter, Grace, make the first-time move on campus in just a few days. In all the excitement and chaos, how do I slow time to put into words she will hear, the things so important for her to know and understand?
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When You Come to Serve the Lord, Prepare Yourselves for Trials
When You Come to Serve the Lord, Prepare Yourselves for Trials
By Elizabeth Thomas
I wonder just how many people would give their lives to God if they knew just what lies ahead on that journey with Him. Would we even want to be born into this world if we knew what would be facing us here? Jesus willing came knowing what the Father was asking, didn't He?
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One Day at a Time
One Day at a Time
By Ann Frailey
Sylvie loved to plan. So, when her mother’s playgroup asked her to arrange the fun activities for the next academic year, she jumped at the chance and bought a huge poster board to outline the main events at their next meeting.
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The Countdown: "Lessons" From a Mother's Heart to Her College-Bound Daughter, Day 8: Be Safe and Make Right Choices
The Countdown: "Lessons" From a Mother's Heart to Her College-Bound Daughter, Day 8: Be Safe and Make Right Choices
By Teresa Hurst
It is a natural inclination for each parent (especially your father) to protect their little girls. From your topsy tails to your little bubbly, ballerina toes, the sweet, girly innocence was constantly gushing out, and we worked relentlessly to shelter you from anything that might threaten...
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Imaginative Wonder
Imaginative Wonder
By Ann Frailey
Oh, God of the Universe, when we humans lose our true treasure in the midst of daily toil, fighting the trolls and ghouls of grief and despair, send a gentle breeze in a flowered glen—be it in sight, scent, touch, tune, taste, or pure imagination.
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Lessons From a Mother's Heart to Her College-Bound Daughter: The Value of Your Catholic Faith
Lessons From a Mother's Heart to Her College-Bound Daughter: The Value of Your Catholic Faith
By Teresa Hurst
I must let you go now. It’s time but know I will be on my knees everyday praying. The years have flown, and my daily influence, the job we took so seriously in raising you has come to an end. My persistent prayer before the Throne of Grace and Mercy is for you to choose to live your Catholic faith not because mom and dad are making you, but because you know how important He is in your life.
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Lessons From a Mother's Heart to Her College-Bound Daughter
Lessons From a Mother's Heart to Her College-Bound Daughter
By Teresa Hurst
What is love? I will tell you. God is love. God is not the “master of love”; He is love. He is Truth. He is the only Way. The world is racing in all kinds of directions but the right one.
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The Night Sky: An Endangered Species
The Night Sky: An Endangered Species
By Justin Soutar
As believers in the perennial truths that an infinitely good and loving God created the cosmos and that human beings are stewards of creation, Catholics and other Christians should be at the forefront of a mass movement to restore, improve, and protect the visibility of the night sky in the United States and around the world.
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The Eucharist and Propriety
The Eucharist and Propriety
By Chick Todd
We’re in a tough position right now as Catholics. The world claims that “social sin” is the cause of personal sin, and we must assert that it’s just the opposite.
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Are We Living In The Last Days Or Are We Missing The Boat On This One?
Are We Living In The Last Days Or Are We Missing The Boat On This One?
By Michael Cunningham
Priest of Jesus Christ, celebrate this Holy Mass as if it were your first Mass, your last Mass, your only Mass. ... Priest of Jesus Christ, celebrate this Holy Mass as if it were your first Mass, your last Mass, your only Mass.
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For Our Sake: Just Say 'Yes'
For Our Sake: Just Say 'Yes'
By Chick Todd
No matter where I am, the Hope I have in my eternal Family is "the Light that drives away the darkness and draws me and everyone I meet to God's Perfect Integrity, Endless Mercy, and Eternal Salvation."
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Esau Sold his Birthright: Are you selling yours?
Esau Sold his Birthright: Are you selling yours?
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
Little by little we sell our birthright. We may not sell the entire thing at once as Esau did, but we sell it just the same. However, the birthright we have as children of God far surpasses even that which Esau sold.
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Beware of Fake Prelates
Beware of Fake Prelates
By Dan Goddu
The Catholic Church is supposed to stand up against modernism. However, many priests and prelates believe meeting people "where they are at" instead of calling them to repentance with hard truth is a better approach to winning souls.
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A Poem a Day Keeps Despair Away
A Poem a Day Keeps Despair Away
By Ann Frailey
In a world torn by strife and divided along so many lines, these voices rise like a chorus, reminding me, no matter how painful my steps or proud my goals, I have never journeyed alone.
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