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The Year of the Rat, meeting a friend in real life, plans for Lent, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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The Year of the Rat, meeting a friend in real life, plans for Lent, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerJanuary 31, 20204 min read
Are you celebrating the Year of the Rat? We had some friends over last weekend to mark the Chinese New Year, and it was so good to be together.
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Missing Coach Wootten, brothers Corrigan and others, but warmed by new life
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Missing Coach Wootten, brothers Corrigan and others, but warmed by new life

Paul McMullenJanuary 31, 20204 min read
An unusually mild January nonetheless left me chilled, by too many deaths.
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The three questions you should ask your family every day
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The three questions you should ask your family every day

Robyn BarberryJanuary 31, 20203 min read
Take some time to ask your family these three questions today. You may have a laugh and learn a thing or two about life and the people you share it with.
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‘You ain’t never had a friend like Him’
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‘You ain’t never had a friend like Him’

Father T. Austin Murphy Jr.January 30, 20204 min read
God is not a genie; but he is intimately fond of us. He would do anything for you – not because he is our slave, but because he is nothing but love.
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Impassioned support for life
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Impassioned support for life

Christopher GuntyJanuary 30, 20204 min read
Marching in Washington, D.C., or Annapolis are important ways to make your voice heard on life issues, but if you want to make a “powerful, impassioned and inspirational” difference, support your local pro-life pregnancy center. 
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The Wishing Rock
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The Wishing Rock

Robyn BarberryJanuary 30, 20202 min read
There is no mystery with what God can do for us. After all, he is our rock.
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A better sense of time
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A better sense of time

Rita BuettnerJanuary 29, 20202 min read
Every morning is the same. We’re hurrying through breakfast and lunch-packing and shoe-finding and rushing to get out the door to get to school.
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The gift of presence in the face of grief
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The gift of presence in the face of grief

Rita BuettnerJanuary 28, 20203 min read
There were tears as people shared memories and spoke about what the past year has been like. But there were also smiles. There was peace. And there was connection—with God and with one another.
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Meeting God on holy ground
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Meeting God on holy ground

Father Ed Dougherty, M.M.January 26, 20203 min read
The revival of interest in the work of Fred Rogers indicates that our society yearns for the culture of respect and love of neighbor that he tried to foster.
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5 easy ways to celebrate the Chinese New Year, chocolate rats, bacon, and a button story (7 Quick Takes)
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5 easy ways to celebrate the Chinese New Year, chocolate rats, bacon, and a button story (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerJanuary 23, 20204 min read
If you’re looking for a way to celebrate the Year of the Rat, here are a few simple things you can do.
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