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A lunchtime treat, what I cooked this week, and an egg surprise (7 Quick Takes)
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A lunchtime treat, what I cooked this week, and an egg surprise (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerJanuary 15, 20224 min read
Does anyone else feel that January is a very long month? But the days are getting a little brighter every day!
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My mascot for the pandemic
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My mascot for the pandemic

Rita BuettnerJanuary 12, 20223 min read
How does the godwit know where to go? How does it fly so far without stopping to eat or rest?
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Called to forgive, not condemn
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Called to forgive, not condemn

Father Joseph BreighnerJanuary 12, 20222 min read
We pro-life people are trying to save lives. I’m not interested in condemning anyone who has had an abortion. Abortion is its own punishment.
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Snow fun, brownies, a new washer, and a sequined sweater (7 Quick Takes)
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Snow fun, brownies, a new washer, and a sequined sweater (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerJanuary 10, 20224 min read
We enjoyed two beautiful snowfalls last week, a bit of a dusting and a fun few inches for play.
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A simple greeting can be a powerful connector
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A simple greeting can be a powerful connector

Rita BuettnerJanuary 7, 20223 min read
We never know where a simple greeting or a smile might lead or how that might have an impact on someone else.
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Mother and Child
Charity in TruthCommentaryFeatureRespect Life

Mother and Child

Archbishop William E. LoriJanuary 6, 20224 min read
While we pray, hope and work for the day when the unborn will be protected by law, let us in the meantime continue to bear witness to the Gospel of Life by cherishing both child and mother.
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Let’s hold onto Christmas
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Let’s hold onto Christmas

Rita BuettnerJanuary 5, 20222 min read
As the decorations disappear from our neighbors’ homes, we’re still holding onto Christmas in our house.
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Are silent prayers heard by God?/ Shouldn’t we ‘fast before a feast’?
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Are silent prayers heard by God?/ Shouldn’t we ‘fast before a feast’?

Father Kenneth DoyleJanuary 3, 20223 min read
Q. I am an 88-year-old Korean War veteran with a question that is not earth-shattering but one that bothers me almost every day. I talk and pray to God, to Jesus and to the Blessed Virgin Mary out loud — every morning and at night before I go to bed. But there are also times when I pray silently — just in my head — especially if I wake up during the night. So what I need to know is whether those prayers — the silent ones — are heard.
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Remembering the life of a beloved Black nun, leader and friend
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Remembering the life of a beloved Black nun, leader and friend

Shannen Dee WilliamsJanuary 3, 20225 min read
2021 saw the passing of some of the nation’s most important leaders, thinkers, writers and freedom fighters of the modern era.
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A New Year, more Christmas, and a surprise visitor (7 Quick Takes)
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A New Year, more Christmas, and a surprise visitor (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerJanuary 1, 20224 min read
~1~ Happy New Year! I have never had much success with resolutions, but I do love setting the tone for the year. I let Jen Fulwiler’s Word of the Year generator choose a word for me—Hospitality—and her Saint of the Year generator pick a saint for me—St. Margaret of Antioch. Hospitality seems to bring its […]
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