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I need more time with baby Jesus.

January 9, 2019 By Miriam McKenney Leave a Comment

Driving up the highway to return a few backup Christmas gifts, I began to meditate on the Christmas season, baby Jesus, and scripture I heard […]

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting Tagged With: baby Jesus, Christmas, Family, Jesus, Mary

A Crowded Stable

January 3, 2019 By Kit Lonergan 10 Comments

As I stared at the crowds amassed around our holy family, it occurred to me that with our first child, other than the occasional comment on our parenting and her stranger glare reserved demeanor, we were pretty much left alone as parents to sink or float.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting Tagged With: Christmas, Family, Holy Family, nativity, parenting, special needs

AdventWord: a Daily Reflection Opportunity

November 27, 2018 By Sarah Stonesifer Leave a Comment

The offering of #AdventWord provides a daily short reflection and visual meditation to guide Christians around the world to prepare our hearts and homes for the arrival of Christ.

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Filed Under: Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Advent, Family, social media, spiritual discipline, spiritual practice, Virginia Theological Seminary

Building Bridges in Times of Tension

October 1, 2018 By Matthew Chen Leave a Comment

“But we already went to church today!” my son said plaintively. “That’s right,” I replied, but “it was my church; now we’re going to mommy’s […]

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: blended family, Children in church, Family, liturgy, roman catholic

Dr. Ford, Judge Kavanaugh, and Talking to the Children We Love

September 28, 2018 By admin 1 Comment

Editor’s Note: There is a sexual assault content warning for the following post. It was written yesterday in response to the testimony and questioning on […]

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Parenting Tagged With: abuse, baptismal covenant, children, Family, politics, sexual harassment, social media, teenagers, violence

Parenting Children to Grow Outside Our Comfort Zones

August 20, 2018 By Christian Simmers 6 Comments

From the outside, our youngest daughter looks like a typical developing toddler. If you passed her in the store, you would probably think that she […]

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, Children in church, Faith, Family, parenting

Practice What You Preach

June 22, 2018 By Sara Irwin 1 Comment

The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, […]

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, Family, Sabbath

A Language Practice for Pentecost

May 20, 2018 By Tina Clark Leave a Comment

In the Gospel for this Pentecost Sunday, one line jumps out at me in particular as a parent. Jesus says to the disciples,  I did […]

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: children, Faith, Family, youth

Fear, Independence and Scrambled Eggs

May 17, 2018 By Allison Sandlin Liles 1 Comment

Three months ago I finally carved out time to read the parenting book a church speaker recommended in the fall. This speaker has the reputation […]

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, Faith, Family, parenting

Liturgical Trapdoors: Preparing for Mother’s Day

May 8, 2018 By Sarah Kinney Gaventa 6 Comments

In May of 2002, I wandered through the aisles of a Target.  I probably needed laundry detergent, but instead was lingering over purses and sunglasses, […]

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: adult child, church, Family

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