Lent for Pregnant Moms
It’s Lent, and you know what that means – it’s time to fast! But what if you can’t because you’re pregnant? While moms-to-be may not
It’s Lent, and you know what that means – it’s time to fast! But what if you can’t because you’re pregnant? While moms-to-be may not
Much to everyone’s surprise – and my own as well – when it came time to pick a patron for my reception into the Roman
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Recently I read an article about a diver caught up in a terrible accident. He came to the surface near the shore and was hit
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