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The Impact of a Youth Minister
The Impact of a Youth Minister
By Katie Talarico
My youth minister from high school passed away suddenly recently, and although it had been years since I had any form of relationship or communication with her, God prompted me to reflect on the impact of her youth ministry on my life for several days.
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Book Review: How to Feel Good and How Not To: The Ethics of Using Marijuana, Alcohol, Antidepressants, and Other Mood-Altering Drugs
Book Review: How to Feel Good and How Not To: The Ethics of Using Marijuana, Alcohol, Antidepressants, and Other Mood-Altering Drugs
By E.M. McCarthy
How to Feel Good and How Not To by John-Mark L. Miravalle is an important book for people of faith to contemplate right now because there is a political push for the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana (cannabis).
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Mostly, I Live Life
Mostly, I Live Life
By Ann Frailey
Rebah stared—turning her head as far back as it would go—at the crow perched on an old wooden post in front of rows of golden corn stalks, as she drove no less than sixty on the rural Illinois road.
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Season Glorious
Season Glorious
By Ann Frailey
Being the glorious season of scarlet leaves, burnt orange pumpkins, tawny grass, caterpillars seeking the perfect abode to wrap themselves in a snug cocoon for the winter, geese flying low honking encouragement to their fellow travelers, (Though conceivably, they could be telling the last in line, “Hurry up, Bub, or you’ll get left behind!”)
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Not Sad
Not Sad
By Ann Frailey
Science Fiction Short Story from the Newearth Universe... —Newearth— Riko couldn’t believe his eyes. His nostrils or his ears either, for that matter. He stared at the gray-walled room filled with bassinets, child-sized beds, and three full-sized beds and promptly slipped into shock.
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Faith-Based Schooling—What Else Is There?
Faith-Based Schooling—What Else Is There?
By Ann Frailey
One day I shared with my university professor father the name of a religious text I was using in my homeschool, and my dad snorted in disgust. “Use books with real material, for God’s sake!” The I-couldn’t-shoot-through-it-with-a-laser-gun irony was not lost on me.
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Between the Raindrops
Between the Raindrops
By Ann Frailey
Saundra realized that running between the raindrops, like so many things in life, wasn’t meant to be taken literally. So why was she scurrying madly to her neighbor’s house with any expectation that she would be dry when she got there?
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Good Questions for Homeschooling Families
Good Questions for Homeschooling Families
By Ann Frailey
I have talked with a few anxious parents who are considering the merits of homeschooling their kids vs. trying to adjust to the “new educational normal,” which might change at any given moment.
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Teen Book Review - Secrets: Visible and Invisible
Teen Book Review - Secrets: Visible and Invisible
By Leslea Wahl
Secrets: Visible and Invisible is a collection of short stories by seven CatholicTeenBooks.com authors.
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Hope for Humanity
Hope for Humanity
By Ann Frailey
Herman perched his glasses on his nose, stared at the bottle of bathroom cleaner with the foamy suds on the label, and swerved his gaze to his beloved dog—the one giving him the mopey What-did-I-Do-To-Deserve-This? look—and realized his mistake. It wasn’t the first time.
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Who is God?
Who is God?
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
A mother was baking cookies in her kitchen when her 5-year-old daughter’s voice cut through the smell of chocolate chip. “Mom?” “Yes?”, the mother replied, expecting the child to ask for a cookie. “Who is God?”
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Ordinary Week, Extraordinary World
Ordinary Week, Extraordinary World
By Ann Frailey
Our sunflowers bloomed this week. As did the Rose of Sharon that has grown to a mammoth size and—with the help of the cherry tree—hides the electric pole from our gaze, putting beauty before utility. Literally.
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With or Without the Pits
With or Without the Pits
By Ann Frailey
Eugene closed the oven door and faced his wife. “I hope I got all the pits out, or the boys will break their teeth on my cherry tarts.” Samantha didn’t smile.
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Book Review: Failing Forward: Leadership Lessons for Catholic Teens Today
Book Review: Failing Forward: Leadership Lessons for Catholic Teens Today
By E.M. McCarthy
As a parent raising teenagers, I wanted to read Failing Forward: Leadership Lessons for Catholic Teens Today by Alan Migliorato and Darryl Dziedzic
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"Sense and Sensibility": What Jane Austen can teach us about emotional chastity
"Sense and Sensibility": What Jane Austen can teach us about emotional chastity
By Sinclair Cushmore
Chastity is something that is widely misunderstood in our modern culture. In a world where the sexual revolution has taken root, traditional values regarding sexuality, such as waiting until you are married to have relations, seem restrictive and out of touch. To a Catholic who seeks to live out God’s plan for our sexuality, however, chastity is freeing. But even in Catholic circles, the scope
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