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This makes me think… about reading the Bible every day in order to know Jesus better

Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him: “If you continue in my word, you will be my disciples, and you will know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” John 8: 31-32   O my soul, if you want to be enlightened and instructed, you must not read the Book…

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The F.U.N. Quotient… the giddy joy that God made this for you.

Sometimes the best fun is the kind of giddy joy that comes from knowing the world, as God intended it, is still a very beautiful place… God made this for you… Huelux from Randy Halverson on Vimeo.   H/T: @CatholicWebs or  Catholic Web Services

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Among Women 172: Good grief, God!

Has a recent death or loss left you grieving? In this latest episode of Among Women I interview Cheryl Amari of GriefTeach.com who helps us learn about why we need to grieve well — and how our faith helps us to do that. Also hear the words and wisdom of one of the newest Church Doctors, St Hildegard of…

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Among Women — 2013 in review

Top 5 “Most Downloaded” Episodes of 2013:  159 Faith-filled Women at Work (With Mary Wallace, PhD) Mary Wallace, whose dissertation looked at faith in the workplace, shares her findings and her faith. I also share some of Edith Stein’s writings before she entered the convent. We know her today at St Teresa Benedicta of the…

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This makes me think… about the particular love God has for each us…

Da Vinci painted one Mona Lisa. Beethoven composed one Fifth Symphony. And God made one version of you… We exist to exhibit God, to display His glory. We serve as canvases for His brushstroke, papers for His pen, soil for His seeds, glimpses of His image. –Max Lucado, Cure for the Common Life I write…

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Welcome to my chaos, Jesus

It’s been a difficult winter season here. No getting around that. And I’m not just talking about the cold and the snowfall. In some ways, that has added some beauty to the landscape, and frankly, the excuse to cocoon a bit. Just a bit, because I’ve been out straight as they say. To compensate I’ve…

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Reprise: Woman, you are a gift! Respecting women respects life!!

Last year, on the anniversary of Roe vs Wade, and the March for Life, I penned this column as a summary of the beauty of womanhood, and her gift of maternity and it was featured in the online version of the Washington Post… Here it is in its entirety. Woman, you are a gift! From…

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Some of us are Marching in our hearts… #MarchForLife

  For a million reasons, there are millions of us who are pro-life  who cannot walk in the March for Life, but we will be marching in our hearts. We do this in our prayers, in our sacrifices, and in our fasts today. Watch EWTN for special programming around the March for Life.  

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