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Taking that Leap of Faith

July 26, 2023 By Lindsay Barrett-Adler Leave a Comment

Today we remember the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary who, according to apocryphal sources, were named Joachim and Anne.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Blessed Virgin Mary, Faith, moving

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April 27, 2023 By Eric Liles Leave a Comment

In the work of raising two children to live their lives as followers of Jesus, we have entered the important albeit irritating phase of teen angst, rejection, and challenge.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Faith, parenting, teenagers

Waiting on the Reveal

April 26, 2022 By Laura Shaver 2 Comments

In this season of Easter, I have been wondering just when and how Jesus might reveal himself to our oldest son, or all our sons for that matter.

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Filed Under: Easter, Parenting Tagged With: children, Faith, tweens

Sharing Space with Jesus and Making Room for Skepticism

October 23, 2021 By Emily Gowdy Canady Leave a Comment

What in the world it must have been like to be the oldest brother of Jesus?! Really, what would it be like to share space with a sibling who is the Son of God?

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Filed Under: Saints, Uncategorized Tagged With: doubt, Faith, Feast Days, Jesus, siblings, St. James of Jerusalem

Shifting in Overhead Bins and Within Our Souls

August 17, 2021 By Jamie Osborne 1 Comment

“Please use caution when opening overhead bins as items may have shifted.”  That’s how this past year or more has felt for me. 

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: coronavirus, Faith, priesthood

A Saint for the Back Row Dancer

February 24, 2020 By Kit Lonergan 2 Comments

Our faithfulness is not a reality show to be won, but rather transformation for God and glory to God alone.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Acts of the Apostles, dancing, disciple, Faith, Feast Days, saints, St. Matthias

The Scholl siblings’ faithful courage to do what’s right

February 22, 2020 By Bingham Powell 3 Comments

The story of Hans and Sophie Scholl is a powerful story of faith and courage.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Saints Tagged With: baptismal covenant, courage, Faith, martyrdom

Faith, Science, and the Coolness of God

May 23, 2019 By Drew Bunting Leave a Comment

Listen, I’m not saying I once elevated a communion wafer with a robot arm. That would have been Inappropriate. People would be rightly concerned that such irreverence would cause Jesus to jump out of that wafer as fast as he jumped in.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: cloud of witnesses, Faith, Lesser Feasts and Fasts, science, wonder

Offering God Our Gifts and Our Doubts with Saint Andrew

November 30, 2018 By Erin Hougland 1 Comment

Saint Andrew shows us we do have gifts to offer within ourselves and others, however big or small, and we can bring them forward to help feed, heal and bless those around us. And like Andrew, we can hold tight to our faith that no matter what we offer, our offerings are enough for God to work with and make miracles happen in this broken world. 

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: doubt, Faith, Feast Days, gifts, offering, St. Andrew

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

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