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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

Post-divorce, what is reconciliation? This Lent, how can I be made new?

February 19, 2018 By Benjamin Gildas 3 Comments

Pain, time, and distance have created a wedge that may never be overcome. What does that mean for my ministry of reconciliation?

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This year, Christmas came early (but we were together).

December 20, 2017 By Benjamin Gildas 1 Comment

This will be the first Christmas in my life I did not spend with my daughter.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: Advent, blended family, children, Christmas, divorce, parenting, Thanksgiving

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