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Meet Him on the Mountain

(2 minute read) I slid the door of the van open and stepped out into the predawn darkness. Yawning and stretching, I looked around at the nearly-empty parking lot. I had a hard time believing that what I was about to do would be fun.  On a family vacation to...
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Not Feeling Good Enough to Pray? Try This.

(3 minute read) Have you ever thought: “I can’t pray because I’m not worthy.”? Or “I can’t serve at church because I’m not good enough.”? Funny thing, when I was trying to start writing this blog post, I started to feel like I had nothing to say and no business...
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Heavenly Friends: Praying with the Saints

(3 minute read) I love the saints! They are so interesting and inspiring! They are like older siblings in the faith who can lead the way and give a helping hand (by interceding). Sometimes, like older siblings, they can make me feel like I’ll never measure up or be as...
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How My Downfalls Bring Me Closer to God

(3 minute read) Quick! What's your top 5 list of things to be grateful for? Did your faults make the list? Would they have made your top 10? Top 20? Top 100? No? They didn’t make my list either, but I was reading a book recently (Searching for and Maintaining...
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Learning to Love the Rosary

(3 minute read) I grew up in a Dominican parish, and the Dominicans are where the rosary in its current form originated. Based on that fact, and also that my parents are both lovers of the rosary, it would seem that I was in a prime position to be nurtured...
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Encountering God: He Always Shows Up

(3 minute read) My mom tells a story about me when I was 3 years old. She asked me to pray for the grandfather of a friend who was very sick. The next day I wouldn’t pray for him again because I said that God had answered the prayer. So,...
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You Need a Community

(4 minute read) You know what families need? They need a faith community. Something that we call a Cloud of Witnesses (check out Hebrews 12:1). A team of supporters and encouragers and sojourners who accompany them on the journey of faith. People who will pray with them, weep with them, rejoice...
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Why Family and Middle School Ministry Matters

(2 minute read) Not sure that parents can really do this, or not convinced of the overwhelming value that faith gives to life? Here are some quick takes from some substantial research to help assure you that parents play the most pivotal role in the faith development of their children,...
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God Has Called You Here

(3 minute read) I remember when we were preparing to be discharged from the hospital with our first baby. I knew this moment was coming, of course, and had been looking forward to it for... well, 9 months! But as we were actually getting our final paperwork and being escorted...
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The Measuring Stick

(3 minute read) There’s a show on Netflix called, "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo." It grew out of the famous book, "The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up." In the best-selling book and the popular show, Marie shares her secrets to successfully de-cluttering and having a simpler, more satisfying home,...
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