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Vocations Testimony-A Parent's Perspective
St. Monica's Parish in Whitefish Bay hosted a special Vocations Mass and talks on Sunday, November 18th. Fr. Luke Strand, the energetic director of vocations for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, said...
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People of the Book by Bishop Hying
Here's an excellent reflection on the Bible, in light of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, that was written by Bishop Donald Hying and was originally published in the November 15th issue of the...
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Wait
On the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Mother, I offer a re-post from last year when this sacred Feast Day fell on the WIC Clinic's annual turkey day:Each year on the Monday before...
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Five Days of Fear-A Book Review
When Trish Collins of TLC Book Tours asked me if I would read and review a complimentary copy of Five Days of Fear by first time author David Kovach, I hesitated a bit, after all suspense novels...
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What is Faith?
During this Year of Faith, Bishop Donald Hying has been offering a wonderful weekly video reflection called C4: Ignite Your Catholic Faith, aimed at sharing Christ and the Catechism of the Catholic...
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Three Advents
At Roses for Our Lady's December 9th Holy Hour for Vocations, Bishop Hying spoke about St. Bernard's "Three Advents." I had never heard of three Advents before and I found the idea of it to be...
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Largo
"Tender and beautiful fronds of my beloved plane tree, let Fate smile upon you. May thunder, lightning, and storms never bother your dear peace, nor may you by blowing winds be profaned. A shade...
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Am I Not Here Who Am Your Mother?
"Listen, put it into your heart, that the thing that disturbs you, the thing that afflicts you, is nothing. Do not let your countenance, your heart be disturbed. Do not fear this sickness nor...
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St. Francis Preaches to the Birds
A dear friend of mine recently gave me a generous and thoughtful gift; a beautiful golden embossed picture of St. Francis of Assisi preaching to the birds. After hanging it in a place of honor in my...
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Trust
"In God we trust." ~motto of the United StatesIt's the moment of new beginnings, the cusp of a new year, a time when everything is fresh and anything is possible. I look back on the year just past...
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Etty Hillesum
I've been re-reading one of my favorite books, An Interrupted Life: The Diary of Etty Hillesum. Etty Hillesum was a Dutch Jew who died in Auschwitz. This book is her story in prayers and...
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Grace and Beauty
"The greatest grace God can give such a man is to send him to a trial he cannot bear with his own powers and then sustain him with His grace so he may endure to the end and be saved."~Walter Ciszek: He...
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Flight of the Earls-A Book Review
I received Flight of the Earls by Michael K. Reynolds from the Maximus Group in exchange for a review on this blog. Sometimes I really struggle to keep up with my stack of reading and I am tempted to...
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Where Are You, God?
"And about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them, but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out."~Mark...
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Here is God
"In life we do many things, say many things, but the voice of suffering offered out of love - which is perhaps unheard by and unknown to others - is the loudest cry that can penetrate Heaven" ~Chiara...
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The Church Building as a Sacred Place-A Review
One of the sweet little perks that comes from writing a blog is the large variety of reading material that comes my way for review. I am a voracious reader who usually finds no greater pleasure than...
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Achieving Graciousness
"Trials are medicines which our gracious and wise physician prescribes because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what the case requires." ~John NewtonAfter coping...
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The Seven Most Beautiful Churches in Milwaukee
Last week I posted a book review of architect Duncan Stroik's The Church Building as a Sacred Place. I was greatly impressed by some of the magnificent churches from around the world that were...
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Prayer of the Faithful-UPDATED
UPDATE: Visit BadgerCatholic for more detailed information on this disturbing case. And please, continue to pray!As Christians, we know and believe that when we suffer, God cries and suffers right...
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Novena for the Faithful Departed
Marquette University High School Three Holy Companions ChapelIn my previous post on Achieving Graciousness I wrote about the Tenorio family who had lost their patriarch and yet still found the strength...
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