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by bcadmin | Nov 23, 2022 | Faith, News, Prayer, thanksgiving, Thanksgiving prayers | 0 |
For appreciating others We thank you, Father, for the gift of Jesus your Son who came to our Earth and lived in a simple home. We have a greater appreciation of the value and dignity of the human family because he loved and was loved within its shelter…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 22, 2022 | Bumpy reentry, Christmas, Faith at Home, France, Holy Week/Easter, Lourdes, Lysol wipes, News, Reentry, Reunions, Reuniting, thanksgiving, When reentry is rocky | 0 |
I recently returned from a beautiful pilgrimage to France, but unexpectedly brought home a stomach bug to my beloved family. Talk about a bumpy reentry to ordinary life: from Lourdes to laundry heaps and Lysol wipes within 24 hours.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 22, 2022 | Blessed Sacrament, Catholic Watchmen, Christian philosophers, Christmas Nativity, Church Fathers, Eucharist, Jesus with us, Jesus within us, Mysterium Fidei, News, thanksgiving, Word became flesh | 0 |
Resonating in our hearts to remind us of the joy of the coming season, the supernatural and natural forces of faith and reason dwell within us — as we prepare to celebrate that “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (Jn 1:14).
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Taking time to absorb and enjoy the good in our lives can bring us a deep sense of gratitude and healing. When we make an effort to habitually relish any positive experience we encounter, whether big or small, we gradually overcome the negativity bias in our brains that makes us focus more on any unfavorable […]
by bcadmin | Nov 17, 2022 | daily life, Featured, Gratitude, joy, life, Living the Faith, News, Surrender & Strength, thanks, thanksgiving, Virtue | 0 |
“When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” – G. K. Chesterton I remember at a very young age the constant urging of my parents to always say “thank you” in response to any kindness or…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 7, 2022 | Between the Sundays, blessings, Featured, giving thanks, Gospel, Gratitude, Living the Faith, News, thanksgiving, Virtue | 0 |
“Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” (Luke 17:17–18) The readings this Sunday are a lesson in gratitude. What is our reaction to the gifts of God? Are we taking …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 25, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, Between the Sundays, News, Saint John Paul II, thanksgiving | 0 |
“There is always a reason to give thanks. Some days, the reasons are harder to see. But every day, a choice faces us: to complain or to give thanks.” While I was looking over the Sunday Mass readings for this upcoming eighth week in Ordinar…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 25, 2021 | Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Eucharist, Knowing the Faith, News, thanksgiving | 0 |
Image: Adoration of the Mystic Lamb by Jan van Eyck | Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons For Americans, the term “Thanksgiving” conjures up images of turkey and cranberry sauce, parades and bowl games. These are “traditions” that have …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 24, 2021 | Church, Eucharist, Fatherhood, Food, Jesus Christ, meal, News, thanksgiving, The Dispatch | 0 |
Every father should get to the point when it comes to Thanksgiving Day and acknowledge, even on his knees, what it is that he is almost certainly most thankful for regarding his earthly circumstances: his […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 24, 2021 | Gratitude, Lisa Mladinich, News, Spirituality, thanksgiving | 0 |
Did you know that practicing gratitude can make you more physically and psychologically resilient and improve your relationships? It can make you live longer, think more clearly, sleep better, and forgive more readily (see CDmag.net/2P9qJsB). In short,…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 24, 2021 | 2021, Black Friday, Columns, English arrivals v. Native Americans, John M. Grondelski, junipero serra, News, North American Martyrs, NYT's 1619 Project, Pierre-Jean de Smet, thanksgiving, The 1621 Project, The Catholic Thing, “Cyber-Monday", “Small Business Saturday” | 0 |
John Grondelski: Let us celebrate this quadricentennial of Thanksgiving by reclaiming its essence: that we are a people “under God.”
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 24, 2021 | News, thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner, U.S. & World News | 0 |
I have a theory. It is very unofficial. I haven’t done any scientific research on it. I wouldn’t even know where to begin — well, especially since I am not a scientist. Here’s my theory: Those people who go around the table and say what they are thankful for at Thanksgiving dinner — they are happier than those who don’t.
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