Hey there, You’ve got that day circled in red on your calendar. It’s going to be special. A wedding … a graduation … or a banquet. You’ve got to get ready! Line up a date if you’re single. A babysitter if you’re a parent. Find a new dress, new shoes. A new tie. Schedule a manicure and pedicure. A haircut. The more special the occasion, the more time, energy, and money you …
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Hey there, You remember this? “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.” This is one of the earliest prayers we learned … if not the first. It’s handed down from parent to child. And repeated nightly. We learned other prayers as children too. The Lord’s Prayer. The Hail Mary. And more. We learned how …
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Hey there, Last Sunday we celebrated Gaudete Sunday … the day during our Advent preparations to rejoice in the coming joy of our Lord’s birth. But despite all the joy of this time of year, for some it’s quite the opposite. We get down for many reasons. Loved ones who are no longer with us, unemployment, illness, rift with a family member. Or maybe it’s because of all the stress of …
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Hey there, Christmas is 13 days away. Everyone is knee-deep in preparations … or running behind. Holiday decorating. Shopping and gift wrapping. Baking and meal planning. These are all a part of the commercial aspects of Christmas that fill up our time. They get in the way of Advent and prevent us from spending time doing what God wants us to do. As Catholics, we are called …
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Hey there, Tomorrow is set aside to give thanks. For our family, our friends. And so much more. Our thanks are expressed in big and small ways. We go to Mass. We spend time with the ones we love. We call those who are far away. We wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. And we demonstrate our thanks by giving of ourselves in service to others. We donate to a food bank. We …
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