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Defenseless
Defenseless
By Elizabeth Thomas
Just as the sins of the fathers are passed down, so are the rewards of a blessed and obedient man/woman of God.
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Holy and Beloved
Holy and Beloved
By Rhonda Altice-Jackson
In times when we feel insignificant, overwhelmed by circumstances, and frustrated with the world, recalling that Christ’s death and resurrection renders we women “holy and beloved“ is good news indeed.
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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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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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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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The Coming Storm | A Dream About the End
The Coming Storm | A Dream About the End
By Greg Schlueter
Before I awoke... one, prominent thought punctuated it all: The mighty door of mercy is closing. The day of reckoning is upon us.
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How to Pray Without Ceasing According to Father Henri Nouwen
How to Pray Without Ceasing According to Father Henri Nouwen
By Hunter Leonard
While we might be tempted to dismiss St. Paul’s command as hyperbole, insisting this is an impossible request and quite unrealistic, we would do well to seriously consider how we might follow this biblical command.
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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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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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Sacred Sleeplessness: My Story
Sacred Sleeplessness: My Story
By Greg Schlueter
What you call "sleepless night" God regards as sacred and holy. Appointed. A summons to ever greater intimacy with Him. In the veil of night's still and silence, where all else subsides, don't be frustrated or annoyed.
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Know Thyself: Lord that We May See
Know Thyself: Lord that We May See
By David Torkington
A central scriptural theme that runs through the old and new testament is, in the words of St Paul, that ‘God’s power finds full scope in weakness’. So if a person is totally oblivious of their weakness, they won’t turn to the only One who can help them.
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St. Ignatius of Loyola: A Theo-Dramatic Life
St. Ignatius of Loyola: A Theo-Dramatic Life
By Tony Crescio
Saints help make saints, and thus it is indispensable that we do as these men did, and surround ourselves with those running towards God (through books no less than those whom we live amongst here and now) and spur one another on in the race.
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20 "Radical" Saint Quotes that Modern Catholics Might Hate
20 "Radical" Saint Quotes that Modern Catholics Might Hate
By Jacinta Boudreau
If anything, it might remind all of us that Catholicism is way more serious than we think, and the Four Last Things (Death, Heaven, Hell, Purgatory) are far closer than we realize
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