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Jun182013
Faith in Transit

Faith in Transit

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Summer.  Also known as vacation season!  Families across the country are making plans, packing bags, and getting ready to...

May232013
Strange Notions

Strange Notions

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  “Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope.”  These words of St....

May172013
Fun, Creative and Catholic Graduation Gift Ideas

Fun, Creative and

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We are already in the midst of graduation season.  Many college students have already received their diplomas and high school...

Apr152013
@Pontifex

@Pontifex

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Hard to believe that it has been over a month since Pope Francis was elected, isn't it?  In that month, he has certainly...

Apr122013
Caring for Women

Caring for Women

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Editor's Note:  April is “National Women’s Health Care Month” and we wanted to celebrate by featuring a...

Apr102013
Welcomed Home

Welcomed Home

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Jesus, in the Eucharist, first spoke to my heart when I was a senior in high school.  Up until that point, my experience with...

Mar052013
A Family Follows God’s Plan

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Most people wonder how and why our family would make the choice to go to Haiti for a year. When we told people, there were two...

Feb252013
If You See Charity

If You See Charity

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In Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical letter Deus Caritas Est (“God Is Love”), we learn the true meaning of charity....

Feb212013
3 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Year of Faith Online

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When Pope Benedict announced the Year of Faith, he described it as a time to “reinforce our faith in [Christ] and to proclaim...

Feb142013
Dear Friend:  A Letter from Your Valentine

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Dear Friend, Red, pink, hearts, lace, candy, cards, music, dancing, flowers, romantic comedies, sentimental notes, love, love,...

Feb072013
A Who’s Who of Lenten Sacrifices

A Who’s Who

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It's official.  We've got less than a week to decide what to give up for Lent.  For some of us (who may or may not have...

Jan292013
The Goal is Heaven

The Goal is Heaven

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If you aren't a Notre Dame fan, missed the National Championship game, or got up to get a snack during the commercial...

Jan252013
Praying for a New Damascus: The March for Life

Praying for a New

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Today is the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul.  And it is no small grace that today is also the day when more than 500,000...

Jan222013
40 Years We’ve Wandered

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It has been 40 years since the passage of Roe v Wade.  40 years can seem a very long time.  That’s 40 years of passionate,...

Jan212013
The Faith of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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I had never heard such a piercing scream from my mother as this.  Terrified, I ran towards the kitchen as fast as my 4 year...

Jan172013
Vocations Week: 26 Years and She Still Gets Butterflies

Vocations Week: 26

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This week is Vocations Awareness Week!  Each day we will feature a little video highlighting a particular vocation. David &...

Jan162013
Vocations Week: Story of a Sister

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This week is Vocations Awareness Week!  Each day we will feature a little video highlighting a particular vocation. Sr. Peter...

Jan152013
Vocations Week: What I Became When I Grew Up

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This week is Vocations Awareness Week!  Each day we will feature a little video highlighting a particular vocation. Today's...

Jan142013
Vocations Week:  Single, Serving, Seeking

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This week is Vocations Awareness Week!  Each day we will feature a little video highlighting a particular vocation. Today's...

Jan042013
#FundingFriday – Be a Part of the #Fun!

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In our inboxes, parish bulletins and after-Mass announcements.  Through our friends, family and coworkers.  You know the drill-...

Jan032013
Resolution for a New Year’s Diet? – Part 2

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Editor's Note:  Today is Part 2 of “Resolution for a New Year's Diet?” with Fr. Leo Patalinghug of Grace Before...

Jan022013
Resolution for a New Year’s Diet? – Part 1

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It's a typical New Year’s Resolution:  eat healthier. Somehow TV commercials and wishful thinking has convinced us...

Dec212012
Practicing Hospitality That Changes Us

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“It is no use to say that we are born two thousand years too late to give room to Christ. Nor will those who live at the...

Dec202012
The #gratefultweet Movement: Redeeming Our First Social Media Move of the Day

The #gratefultweet...

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What's the first thing you do as soon as you wake up in the morning after turning off your alarm?  Roll over and kiss your...

Dec192012
God’s Grace in Holiday Grief

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Advent has always been a special season for my family, with its invitation to slow down and wait with our Church family in...