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How to Decorate God’s House
Photo copyright 2016 Jonathan Lackey. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Interior decorating is not a gift the Holy Spirit has blessed me with, that’s for sure. Where do I place this clock? Does...
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Our Desire for The Visitation
Lovingly created in memory of Shepard Dodd, Shepard’s Watch. Photo Copyright 2016 Lindsay Summerlin. Used by permission. All rights reserved. It’s a scene any mother is all too familiar with… We came...
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My Day as a Protestant
One, Angus Wurth (2016) via Freeimages.com Those Protestants, man oh man do they know their Bible. They are devoted to their time with God and are wonderful evangelizers. They are strong in their...
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WARNING: May Act as Abortifacient!
The Pill, Monica Myers, (2016) Via Freeimages.com Last winter I was pulling out of my driveway attempting to convince myself that arriving at the gym instead of Chick-fil-a was a much better way to...
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When you just don’t feel like it...
Photo by Anthony Thomas via , CC0 Public Domain While brainstorming with my sister for a topic to write about, she asked me, “What are you excited about right now?” My quick response was, “That it is...
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A Story of Loss, God's Plan and Connections
Photo by Sharon Brucker (2007) via Freeimages.com, CC0 Public Domain. One year ago a close sorority sister of mine gave birth to her stillborn baby girl, precious Kate Noelle. It was a heart breaking...
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The Time Mary Brought Me Back
Via Freeimages.com (2009), CC0 Public Domain As a cradle Catholic, I’d always been aware of the love we are supposed to have for our Holy Mother- especially coming from a Hispanic background. Every...
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What Kind of Girl Power is the “Right” Kind?
Via Freeimages.com, CC0 Public Domain Back in the day I was a proud atheist and loved considering myself a strong feminist. I loved the idea of the power of a woman changing the world. I wasn’t going...
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When Is a "Blessing" a Blessing from Above?
Image via Freeimages.com, CC0 Public Domain When is a “blessing” a blessing from Above? In today’s society it’s quite simple. A blessing is a blessing when something is given to you that is bigger and...
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Beauty and the Beast: Should you take the kids or watch the DVD?
Before anything, I must start with a disclaimer…I love Beauty and the Beast. I have seen it in IMAX, on Broadway, off Broadway, as a ballet and on ice. My prom dress was a take on a modern-day Belle...
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Living Your Greatness or Living Your Comfort?
“Jesus Calls the Apostles” by Domenico Ghirlandaio (1481) via Mary’s Rosaries Public Domain Images, PD. “We were made for greatness, not for comfort.” Pope Benedict XVI Take a moment and really read...
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Mom the Martyr [Getting Past Perfect Book Club: Chapter 5]
Welcome to the Getting Past Perfect Book Club! We’re reading Getting Past Perfect: How to Find Joy and Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood, by Kate Wicker. This chapter made me think of that video on...
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My Heart Aches . . . A Poem for Our Babies, Here and Afar
Via Freeimages.com (2007), CC0 Public Domain Your little bitty fingers, your nails so thin Your eyebrows barely there And your ears, oh that hair. My heart aches for you now And it ached for you then...
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Shoot for $10 million, not $1 million!
Photo by Kristian Stokholm via Freeimages.com (2007), CC0 There’s an article with the title “11 things to do in your 20’s to become a millionaire by 30.” The article is shared and praised by many as a...
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You’re Catholic! Woohoo!
By Shirley B (2008) via Freeimages.com, PD When was the last time you let yourself go deep in thought about how much you love being a Roman Catholic? As wives and mothers our hearts send our thoughts...
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A Yoke is Yolk is Yoke is a Yolk
Photo by Yucel Tellici via Freeimages.com (2003), CC0 If I were a theology professor, my class would have sounded something like this a few months ago: Hello, class. Welcome to Bible 101! Today we are...
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"Deep in the Heart of Texas"
My parents’ home in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Copyright 2017 Jonathan Lackey. All rights reserved. Used with permission. There’s a song every Texas school kid learns as they take their first...
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A Tale from Blessed Fr. Stanley Rother´s Beatification
Copyright 2017 Stephanie Stovall. All rights reserved. Have you ever attended a beatification? Me too and me neither. … It was the Friday night before a good ol’ boy from Oklahoma took one more step...
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Jesus' First Playdate
By Ailura (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia CommonsThe story of The Visitation is the gift that keeps on giving, especially for us women. I’ve written before on this holy get-together, but the...
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The Struggle is Embarrassingly So Real- Hallmark vs Advent
Copyright 2017 Stephanie Stovall. All rights reserved. It’s Thanksgiving evening and the last slice of pie has been eaten, what does that mean? It’s time for the warmest of seasons! Christmas time is...
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