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Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.
- Psalm 36:5
 
 

Engraved Memorial

Richard Maffeo  | Miscellaneous |  Learning to Lean-A Contemplative Companion-Volume 1 | 

God scripted memorial stones into the very
fabric
of Israel’s worship.
Each time the high priest drew near to God,
he carried their names on his garment
as a memorial
of the people God covenanted to
love,
protect,
and make His own.

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Jesus, Please.

Richard Maffeo  | Miscellaneous |  Learning to Lean-A Contemplative Companion-Volume 1 | 

My imagination took me to the tomb. I sat against a tree and looked at the massive stone covering the cave. Several yards in front of me four guards sat around a fire. They joked. Told stories. Passed time as they waited for the sunrise, and with it another squad of soldiers to take over the watch.

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Louisa May Alcott on How to Give Thanks by Sean Fitzpatrick

CRISIS MAGAZINE -A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity  | Reflections | 

When I first read “An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving” by Louisa May Alcott in her collection of short stories entitled Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag, I was—truth be told.....

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Eating Like Kings: A Thanksgiving Reflection by Rachel Lu

CRISIS MAGAZINE -A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity  | Reflections | 

Thanksgiving is an occasion for gratitude. That being the case, Thanksgiving essays commonly exhort readers to look past the food and lift their minds to higher things.

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Alternatives

Aneel Aranha  | The Faith | 

Aneel Aranha shows us how to look at life from God's perspective and see how things change!

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Quit Complaining

Flavia Castelino  | Spiritual Growth | 

“Do all things without murmuring and arguing, so that you may be blameless and innocent children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine like stars in the world.” -Philippians 2:14-15

 

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Trials & Temptation

Aneel Aranha  | Spirituality, Sin | 

In this "sequel" to "What a Friend we have in Jesus" we look at how Jesus can help us deal with the trials and temptations we face in life.

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As Dust

Richard Maffeo  | Miscellaneous |  Learning to Lean-A Contemplative Companion-Volume 1 | 

By the time God formed Adam from dust,
He had already created a world
flourishing with life.
Yet only for the man
did He bend close
and breathe life
into his lungs.

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More than Words at Mass

Richard Maffeo  | Miscellaneous |  Learning to Lean-A Contemplative Companion-Volume 1 | 

I was five when my dad deserted us. I remember that day in 1955 as if it happened last week.Thirteen years later, when I was eighteen, I permitted myself to think about a long forgotten hope. Perhaps Mom’s explanations for why Dad abandoned us were a collage of faulty memories discolored by years. Perhaps Al really didn't want to leave me

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All Hallows’ Eve CUF

CUF - Catholics United for the Faith  | Answers | 

Issue: Is the celebration of Halloween a pagan feast? May a Catholic celebrate Halloween in good conscience? What is the history of this popular American holiday?

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