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What never changes?
Walking through the State park with our dog one early and still morning, I took notice of the woods. I also noticed the sun coming through the trees. It made me think back to the days of my youth, while in the woods hunting, I would experience nature waking up. …
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We are to be servants
It is easy to hold others to task. Even in our faith life we tend to do this. We look at our priests, deacons and religious, and hold them to a high standard and expect them to keep things held together and running smoothly. Unfortunately, it is too common to…
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Rightly ordered want
Our human nature has us wanting from the time we are born. We want for food, for toys, favorite treats and the like. As we grow the wants grow as well. We want for a bike, then a car, televisions, computers, phones, the list is inexhaustible. “Want” is simply a…
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We are always becoming
Everyone is in a rush to get somewhere. Life is about arriving. From an early age we are prodded to think about and decide on what we are going to become. But I have come to learn that life is more about the journey and the person we become. This…
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15 Promises of the Rosary
Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall receive signal graces. I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary. The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies. The Rosary will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it…
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Empty yourself to become filled
Every year I become more aware of the secular competing with the spiritual during Advent and Christmas. It is more during Advent because after Christmas day the world moves on to the next celebration! I have been focusing on Advent more and understand that it is necessary to be able…
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Say thank you, but be GRATEFUL!
Thankfulness, a most noble idea. We are supposed to say “please” and “thank you”! We just celebrated Thanksgiving Day. But perhaps we should take a look at our level of thankfulness. Why should it be celebrated on just one day? What would it be like if it permeated every day…
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Stand up for Christ
Are you a Christian, a Catholic man, or just like the idea of being one? Or are you simply a God-fearing man in your own mind? I suppose this could be seen as a blunt or mean line of questioning, but it is definitely one worth pondering. Are you living…
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Who we are, and how we get there.
It is important to have an understanding of who we are. The challenge is that we really do not know, and we will not own up to that. It always causes me to take pause when someone introduces themselves as the husband or wife of so and so, father or…
