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Tag: Mary Morrell

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Mary, Mom and me: A journey of love
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Grandparents as teachers
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Finding food for the soul at the kitchen table
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A tap on the shoulder is often a divine invitation
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Remembering what it means to be a eucharistic people
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Commending our loved ones to God is an experience of hope
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Love transforms the world, one encounter at a time
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Moving forward in faith, one brick at a time
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‘Has anything good ever come from Nazareth?’

As a child, my parents gave me two very oversized, illustrated books of Scripture – one of Old [...]

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Fathers are strengthened by living in God’s presence
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Deepening the interior life requires silence and listening
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Reclaiming the sacredness of home

Many would say that in order to be happy in life you must first know your passion. I’ve always [...]

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Remembering to leave ‘the corners of our fields’ for others
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Peace is the gift God invites us to open

In a rare outing to investigate a park near my home, I discovered a perfect place to walk – a [...]

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Insights from a Jewish philosopher and a koi pond

When a book lover is stuck at home for the better part of six months, it’s likely one of their [...]

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Hidden saints: The legend of the lamed vavniks
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Keeping sacred time with saints and holy ones of God
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The gift of wisdom is fit for a king and the rest of us

A lovely virtual Mass, marked by the lilting tones of an equally lovely Irish monsignor, was an [...]

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Finding reason to sing in the midst of despair

Many years ago while visiting Ocracoke Island, one of the barrier islands of the Outer Banks [...]

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Love lives in the sacred place called ‘home’

So, here we are. Stuck at home. For many, the situation is challenging, frustrating and [...]

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God’s word is meant to transform our hearts and minds
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In life or death, we are safe in the hands of God

For me, April always has been the herald of newness, recalling memories of childhood Easters when [...]

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Childhood lessons for a meaningful Lent

Many people have morning rituals. Before I became an almost full-time caretaker for three young [...]

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Bringing light to the darkness of who we are meant to be

Years ago, while visiting family in upstate New York, my husband thought it would be a great family [...]

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After the words, transformation bears fruit in change
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Hearing God’s voice
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For God’s children, it all begins with an invitation

In the town where I grew up, there was a small white church with a cupola bell tower, something you [...]

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Liberating the heart with God’s grace

“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.” The words of the minister hung in the air. I’ve heard them many [...]

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The meaning of discipleship

During a walk in a park, I came across a small grove of oak trees that had blanketed the ground [...]

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Love is at the heart of the Church’s social mission

“The relation to a human being is the proper metaphor for the relation to God.” — Martin Buber, [...]

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Humanity is the true gift of Christmas

“Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing. …”   O Come All Ye Faithful Recently I read a [...]

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Sometimes God speaks through a tap on the shoulder

“I will not fear for you are with me, and I will never face my perils alone.” Thomas Merton Many [...]

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Grandparents: Stewards of time, talent and treasure

“On the seventh day God rested. His grandchildren must have been out of town.” ~Gene Perret As [...]

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The beauty of togetherness

“Dear families, always live in faith and simplicity, like the Holy Family of Nazareth!” ~ Pope [...]

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Sometimes it takes a death to reveal greatness
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With God, self-knowledge enables service in the world

“Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize [...]

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Living Easter: Help others carry crosses

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth [...]

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