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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton

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Standing in Prayer

I have a hazy school memory from sixty years ago. The teacher used a strategy that involved students standing around the room shoulder to shoulder. The teacher posed a question to each student, in turn, about something we had studied. If they answered correctly, they stayed in their place. An incorrect answer resulted in a trek to the end of the line to wait for another turn.

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Celebrating family life  |  Seasonal Reflections

Praying The Patience of Lent

Years ago, it fell to me to clean out our family home. Anyone who has performed this chore knows that it can be a painstaking task. It took longer than anticipated, actually, longer than I wanted it to take.

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Prayer: Penitential Light

A few days ago, I was blessed to view a spectacular dawn. The early blue-gray darkness of morning gave way to sunlight’s awakening canvas of red, orange, yellow, rose cloud reflections. Trees and homes appeared in the soft, tinted glow of pastel light. For a few moments, everything offered a luminescent insight. Quite beautiful!

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Simple Ways to Tell Your Spouse 'I Love You'

Betsy Kerekes shares five fresh ways to show your love and appreciation for your husband.

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Prayer: Closer to the Ground

I was in the yard the other day getting wood for the woodstove evening fire. I stopped for a moment to survey the garden. Nature had provided a remnant blanket of last year’s plants, protection from winter’s frost and snow. Looking closer, I saw that beneath the tangle of dried roots, stems, and leaves, down close to the soil, small patches of green sprouts were enduring. For an instant, I yearned for the promise of spring.

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Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human life

There was a moving tribute during the inaugural ceremonies for the 400,000 people in the United States who have died victims of Corvid-19. As a nation, we acknowledge various times when there has been a tragic loss of life however none for the thousands of unborn children who never saw the light of day.

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