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Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

February 2, 2021 By Lauren Kuratko 1 Comment

I love thinking about Simeon holding Jesus in the temple singing about how his eyes have finally seen God that light to enlighten the nations.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: children, Feast Days, Holidays, Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ

Prayer Pumpkins

October 1, 2020 By Emily Gowdy Canady 3 Comments

Some days it’s hard for me to think about the last 24 months or so. I have gone from being an 18-month plan-ahead kind of person to a taking-it-one-day-at-a- time kind of person.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Prayer, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: children, gratitude, Holidays, Prayer, spiritual practice, thankfulness

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale’s Unprecedented Gratitude

April 30, 2020 By Emily Gowdy Canady Leave a Comment

Our family likes to celebrate and decorate for just about every holiday.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Saints Tagged With: cloud of witnesses, coronavirus, godparents, gratitude, Holidays, poetry, Thanksgiving

Giving thanks is no small thing. It requires a conversion of heart.

November 16, 2017 By Benjamin Gildas Leave a Comment

We want to give our children the world! So often what we end up giving them is continued complicity in the world’s model of desire and scarcity. Our faith teaches something better.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: children, Children in church, Family, gratitude, Holidays, Holy Eucharist, thankfulness, Thanksgiving, young children

Getting Ready for the Year-End Sprint

November 9, 2017 By Rachel Jones Leave a Comment

This end-of-year sprint is familiar territory for all of us. And still, every year it rolls around and surprises us.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Faith, fall, Family, garden, gardening, grace, gratitude, Holidays, St. Matthew, winter

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