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NFP Cultivated Our Trust in God

From the beginning of our marriage, it was necessary for my husband and I to use NFP (Natural Family Planning) to try to avoid pregnancy. 

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Suffering Motherhood with Mary

Like most moms, I am a compulsive worrier.  Before the pandemic and riots began, my biggest fear was something hurting my daughter in a serious,

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It’s Okay to Ask for Healing

As a cradle Catholic, the value of suffering and its place in life are concepts I have accepted without question.  When difficulties both large and

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Pope Francis Remakes the Vatican?

The August 2015 edition of The National Geographic Magazine features a lengthy article on Pope Francis, written by Robert Draper after six months of observing

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Attitude Changes Everything

Go into any fitness wear store, and you are guaranteed to see multiple t-shirts and posters advertising the importance of a good attitude when trying

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The Necessary Virtue of Hope

During any phase of transition, one hears quite a bit about the importance of the theological virtues of faith and love. One is counseled to

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The Curse of the Planner

A Planner Plans Everything … Except Surrender Ever since I can remember, I have been a planner. When a person loves making lists and has

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