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I’ve been struggling hardcore with mental distraction in prayer. Who hasn’t? Please, if you don’t, teach me! It has come to the point that something…
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(Taps the mic) Anybody out there? I’ve seen our stats, and we still get a measly 60-some hits a week. Jesus reached the world with 72,…
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In the midst of an affliction of turmoil, I took an impromptu web fast. I think it was just the thing, to set down the…
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What is it like to live in a big family? What do the kids think? How normal can they be, when their parents make such…
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Since we have a good portion of readership here in our own home diocese, I thought I’d make a little advertisement for the Youth Group…
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You may have noticed that there are a few more links at the top of the home page. Concrete Life is now on social media….
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One of our reader’s, Joe at Catholic Diatribes, has gifted us two awards for our blog: I suppose I should restate the rules for those…
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My husband will be joining us to share some of his photography. Though a man of few words, he has a wonderful creative mind and…
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When the Holy Spirit stirs the heart, who can refuse? While adding three new authors in one week may seem hasty, I am very excited…