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by bcadmin | Dec 31, 2021 | 2021, 2022, Between the Sundays, expectations, gift, Living the Faith, New Year's resolutions, News, present moment, Resolution, suffering | 0 |
Image: Photo by Jan Huber on Unsplash “Let us together pledge that no matter what 2022 brings, we are going to use it to become saints.“ A BIT OF A REPEAT? It’s easy to give advice as one year ends and another begins. But what about looking…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 25, 2021 | gift, Law of the Gift, News, Only Jesus | 0 |
Shortly before he retired, Pope Benedict XVI said, “One receives one’s life precisely when one offers it as a gift.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 26, 2021 | Blessed Virgin Mary School, Catholic Schools Center of Excellence, Featured, gift, Inna Collier Paske, Local News, Million, News, St. Pascal Regional Catholic School, Sue Lovegreen | 0 |
Sue Lovegreen, principal at Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary School in Maplewood, said she could tell by the sound of Brian Ragatz’s voice that something was up. “You could hear the smile in his voice,” she said about that call late last year from the president of the Catholic Schools Center of Excellence.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 13, 2020 | Between the Sundays, Evangelization, Faith, Featured, gift, holiness, Living the Faith, mysteries of the kingdom, News, parable, Parable of the Talents, Prayer, prayer life, responsibility, talent | 0 |
“At the end of our lives, He will ask what we did with what we were given.” This Sunday’s Gospel is one of my favorite parables of Jesus – the parable of the talents. It’s a multifaceted parable that can be read on many levels, and I think …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 5, 2020 | Blessed Sacrament, Blessed Virgin Mary, Eucharist, Everyday Faith, Faith, fears, Featured, gift, Holy Mass, miracle, News, pain, Prayer, Regular Feature, tears | 0 |
I’m a dry-eyed gal most of the time, and I have always prided myself on that trait. Then I started going to Mass. I certainly didn’t mean to turn into a blubbering mess. At the time, I was a tough know-it-all college graduate, and I was only there bec…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 18, 2020 | 2020, Between the Sundays, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Cross, daily life, Featured, gift, God's Will, holiness, Living the Faith, News, sacrifice, suffering, trials | 0 |
“Let us not waste the graces of this year.“ I have a calendar hanging on the wall of my kitchen. I buy the same one every year—one that features beautiful art each month that can be cut up at the end of the year and framed. As a result, it’…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 23, 2020 | Catholic Church, children, courage, dads, example, Faith, family, Father's Day, fathers, Featured, gift, God, Jesus Christ, Love, Marriage, Men of Faith, News, St. Joseph, Surrender & Strength, time | 0 |
“It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.” (Pope St. John XXIII) I often feel completely lost and befuddled as a Catholic father in today’s world. How do I set the right example? How do I help my sons grow up …
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 15, 2020 | Between the Sundays, blessings, COVID-19, Featured, gift, grateful, Gratitude, Living the Faith, News, Prayer, thanks, thanksgiving | 0 |
“Everything I have at this moment is a complete gift from God.” There have been several studies on the way gratitude changes our attitude and even rewires our brain. It can relieve stress and anxiety and even increase dopamine production. Doesn’t this …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 17, 2020 | Between the Sundays, consolation, Featured, gift, grace, Holy Sepulcher, Holy Sepulchre, joy, Living the Faith, News, suffering | 0 |
“In this darkness, Our Lord has already given you what you need.” One of my favorite parts of the Easter season liturgy is in the preface before the Eucharistic Prayer, when the priest prays, “therefore, overcome with paschal joy…” It’s a reminder to m…
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