Every now and then I feel a little world-weary. I’m sure you’ve felt it too. The ol’ Come Soon, Lord Jesus-weary, if you know what I…
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Month: January 2019
I’ve read a fair number of children’s classics over the years. There are those I read or had read to me as a child. Those…
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Every January, we commit.
We commit to exercise more and eat healthier. We resolve to have the best year ever at work. And yet, we neglect the essential part—our spiritual connection with Jesus.
Some people have the same reaction to the term “spiritual goals” as they do to the word “budget”! Begrudgingly, we settle for the more-easily-said-than-done, simple fixes. If you ask a friend how they’re going to improve their spiritual relationship with Christ this year, they may give you one of these examples:
Leave a CommentCatholic Teen Books is launching Faith through Fiction, a monthly video series hosted by authors Leslea Wahl and T.M. Gaouette. January’s episode features author Theresa…
Leave a CommentWelcome to the January 2019 edition of An Open Book, hosted both at My Scribbler’s Heart AND CatholicMom.com! Christmas reading continues in our house through the…
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As new homeowners twenty years ago, my husband and I relied on the opinions of “experts.” We listened to the realtor, the home inspector (who was oddly more concerned with ancient damage by powderpost beetles than existing basement puddles), and the plumber/electrician.
Let me tell you about the plumber/electrician. He came with a recommendation and a good price. I think his night job was tending bar at a private club. The details are fuzzy now. But I have a couple of stories, and this is one.
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