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Catholic Quote of the Day, August 31, 2012

August 31, 2012
by Bekah
Catholic Quote of the Day, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, Saint

Pray, hope, and don’t worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer. –St. Padre Pio

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Enduring RCIA

August 31, 2012
by Bekah
Reflection

For a Catholic convert, many challenges and obstacles inevitably arise.  Some are predictable, like the protestant pastor who must lay down his calling, or the life-long Christian who is now out-of-step with family and friends.  Others suddenly appear just when the road to Rome seems clear.  For me, RCIA was one of those obstacles.

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On My Lips, and In My Heart

August 31, 2012
by Bekah
Music

I’ve recently picked up the guitar again, so I’ve been working on a few easy songs to add to our family prayer and praise time. These are pretty old and probably familiar to most. Easy for kids to sing and Mom to play! I’ve compiled them into a playlist to share. Check ‘em out!

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Focus on Scripture Friday (Vol 25)

Focus on Scripture Friday (Vol 25)

August 31, 2012
by Bekah
Scripture

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading Deut 4:1-2, 6-8 Moses exhorteth the people to keep God’s commandments: particularly to fly idolatry. Appointeth three cities…

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Catholic Quote of the Day, August 30, 2012

August 30, 2012
by Bekah
Catholic Quote of the Day, John Vianney, Saint

The soul hungers for God, and nothing but God can satiate it. Therefore He came to dwell on earth and assumed a Body in order…

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Catholic Quote of the Day, August 29, 2012

August 29, 2012
by Bekah
Catholic Quote of the Day, Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa), Blessed

A child is God’s greatest gift to the family, to the nation, to the world. The child is a life from God, created in the…

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The Bedroom Shuffle

August 29, 2012
by Bekah
Marriage and Parenting, Vocation

One of the complications of having a large family is where to sleep everyone? Room-sharing, for most of the kids, is mandatory. But as oldest children reach their teens, it starts becoming less workable to have a preschooler in their room…and their stuff.

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Book Talk Tuesday, Introduction to the Devout Life, Part 1, Chapter 24

Book Talk Tuesday, Introduction to the Devout Life, Part 1, Chapter 24

August 28, 2012
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Book Talk, Introduction to the Devout Life

CHAPTER XXIV. All Evil Inclinations must be purged away. FURTHERMORE, my daughter, we have certain natural inclinations, which are not strictly speaking either mortal or…

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Catholic Quote of the Day, August 27, 2012

August 27, 2012
by Bekah
Catholic Quote of the Day, John Paul II, Pope

Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with…

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Reflections Gen 6–Finding the One

August 27, 2012
by Steven Thomas
Through the Bible

The sons of God and the daughters of men, the effect is death.  It could read just as well for my purpose the daughters of…

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