conflict, difficulty, stick

A Poke With A Sharp Stick

I grew up in the desert Southwest, where colorful speech abounds. For instance, ever heard of a haboob? One memorable phrase I particularly like would

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lion

Dung-Coloured Glasses

Adults tend to chuckle at young people in the first stage of love, blind to the faults of their beloved, and mock the young and

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prayers, home chapel

Lessons Learned at Home

My mother taught me to say my Morning Offering the moment I woke up in the morning.  But above all she showed me how to put

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Culture Shock, conversion

In The Name Of

There is so much that we do, often in starting something or in finishing something, when we make the sign of the cross and say:

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Welcome. Welcoming, IALAC

The Time Is Now

What comes to mind when you hear St. Paul say that now is the acceptable time and the day of salvation? Do you wonder what

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Discernment

Conquer the Demons of Sadness

Do you occasionally experience a sense of sadness—a palpable sense of heaviness weighing you down? If you’re feeling beat down or unhappy, where’s that coming

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