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Here’s what happed at my parish one night
Our parish teamed up with the archdiocese to host a Praise & Worship with Eucharistic Adoration night. We had a super talented band booked. We had a phenomenal speaker lined up. We had a spotlight...
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Gimme the sin, I ain’t got no shame!
Image credit: Pixabay (2015), CC0 Public Domain “What if, instead of taking the sin away, we took our shame away?” These words were said on my television screen one morning during a talk show. Two...
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Just A Moment of Honesty from a "Boy Mom"
Image credit: Pixabay (2015), CC0 Public Domain Today my heart is so sad for the little girl I don’t have. My husband and I have been beyond blessed with 5 little guys who I, of course, love so, so...
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A President's Funeral and Your Own
Image credit: Pixabay.com (2014), CC0 Public Domain Watching the funeral of George H.W. Bush, I couldn’t help but think of God’s all-encompassing love for us. If you saw any bit of the ceremonies for...
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Not Good Enough
Image credit: Pixabay.com (2014), CC0 Public Domain Within a matter of weeks I had the ginormous privilege of attending events where the speakers were Fr. Michael Gaitley, Chris Stefanick, and Scott...
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Sneak Peek Screening Event for Unplanned
Courtesy of UnplannedFilm.com. All rights reserved. Remember how at the end of Titanic no one left the theatre? The audience sat in silence through the credits, processing the tragedy they had just...
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Praise in the Storm: A "Breakthrough" Reflection
I’ll praise you in this storm And I will lift my hands That you are who you are No matter where I am And every tear I’ve cried You hold in your hand You never left my side And though my heart is torn...
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The Red-Carpet Inside Scoop on "Breakthrough"
Have you seen the movie posters of a boy fighting for his life under water? TM & © 2018Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Breakthrough hits theaters Wednesday, April 17,...
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Real Talk with the "Breakthrough" Movie Team
Copyright 2019 Stephanie Stovall. All rights reserved. Have you seen Breakthrough yet? It’s the miraculous story of a boy that fell through an icy lake, was pronounced dead and is now alive and has a...
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“Catholic Laughs” from Hollywood for the New Evangelization
Picture this … You’re walking down the streets of Hollywood, shopping bags from Rodeo Drive on your left arm and fresh Starbucks in your right hand. You’re taking in the sights and variety of...
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Holy Homies
Image credit: Pixabay.com (2016), CC0/PD St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. Francis Xavier, bros. St. Felicity and St. Perpetua, like sisters. St. Augustine and St. Ambrose, friends. St. Teresa of Avila...
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Beauty in Architecture, Kids, ... and Veiling?
Copyright 2019 Stephanie Stovall. All rights reserved. On our family’s summer vacation there were numerous God encounters. When our 10-year-old was helping our 2-year-old get in and out of the pool....
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Family Reading Time Well Spent: "Stories of the Blessed Sacrament"
When I read the description for Stories of the Blessed Sacrament by Francine Bay (Magnificat), I just had to jump all over the chance to review this book: “Twelve inspiring stories that help children...
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I Believe! ... Right?
Image credit: Pixabay.com (2018), CC0/PD For some months now, my prayer before the Blessed Sacrament has been “I do believe, help my unbelief.” (Mark 9:24) Even though I look up at the monstrance and...
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My Vocation: From Convent to Wife and a Bunch of Kids
Image credit: By Priscilla DuPreez Unsplash.com (2019), CC0/PD I climbed into the van hesitantly while dreading the weekend ahead. Oklahoma State University’s parish had put together a “Nun Run” for...
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A Date Night for Your Sanctity
Image credit: Pixabay.com (2017), CC0/PD One Friday night my husband and I fed the kids, put them in their cozy pjs and wished the babysitter good luck as we rushed out of the house in blissful...
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God’s Presence in His Absence
Image credit: Pexels.com (2016), CC0/PD When every wall seems to be crumbling around you, when every brick you believed would stand strong and protect you is falling to the ground, where is God? You...
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Little Girl, Go
Image credit: By Anastasiya Lobanovskaya (2017), Pexels.com, CC0/PD Dear Woman of God, You might be wondering who you have been created to be. You might be searching for a direction in life. You have...
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The Crumb on the Hand
Image credit: Pixabay.com (2017), CC0/PD Tongue or hand? Oh man, what a topic in our Catholic world. It seems that both sides have strong evidence from the early Church about why their way is the...
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An Easter of All Easters
Image: Pixabay.com (2014), CC0/PD April, the month of the Eucharist, was allowed by God to be a month of fasting from His Precious Body and Blood. And now in May, the month of Mary, we seem to be close...
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