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By Deacon Tom Fox • Mar 19th, 2010 • Category: Columnists, Deacon Tom Fox
There are beautiful Easter food customs among peoples of Russian and Ukrainian heritage. And given the migrations of peoples, one can trace and see that variations on these customs have moved into other nationalities and other countries.
The first is the Easter egg. These eggs symbolize eternal life — our new ..read more
By Jennifer Gladen • Mar 19th, 2010 • Category: Columnists, Jennifer Gladen
This Lent, my middle child received her first Reconciliation. The parish extends the sacrament to parents and any other parishioner attending the service as well. I make it a point to go to regular confession, but after thoroughly examining my conscience I realized there was a “biggie” that I forgot ..read more
By Sarah Reinhard • Mar 19th, 2010 • Category: Columnists, Sarah Reinhard
I say Yes a lot. In fact, I think I’m hard-wired to tell certain people Yes before I think about what saying that word will imply.
I’m pretty sure that’s not how Mary said Yes. At first, I thought maybe it was, that maybe she, like me, smiled and said Yes to God ..read more
By Hugh McNichol • Mar 19th, 2010 • Category: Columnists, Hugh McNichol
Benedict XVI is on the right track when he speaks about the need for missionary activities within the Church. However, the need of missionary activities really doesn’t go far from the front doors of your local parish. There are lots of opportunities to spread the Gospel message and modern missionaries don’t ..read more
By Lisa Jones • Mar 18th, 2010 • Category: Columnists, Lisa Jones
At Easter Sunday in 2008, our then 4 year old son leans over and asks me where’s Jesus? I’m thinking … is this a question about Jesus Rising on Easter? I quietly tell him Jesus went back to heaven, but he is with us all the time. He says, “No, ..read more
By Libby DuPont • Mar 18th, 2010 • Category: Columnists, Libby DuPont
I was reading a Via Crucis written by JPII recently. For the Station, “Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross” he mentions that Simon was closer to Jesus than anyone on the Way of the Cross. Think about that: this random passerby is forced under fear of death to help carry Jesus’ ..read more
By Kelly the Kitchen Kop • Mar 18th, 2010 • Category: Columnists, Kelly the Kitchen Kop
Have you ever wondered about juicing? What it is, why you’d want to do it, how it might benefit our bodies? Jeanmarie wrote a great guest post on this topic recently called, Juicing for the Adventurous…
“It’s touted as an easy way to get more fresh produce into your diet—the idea being ..read more
By Judy Dudich • Mar 17th, 2010 • Category: Columnists, Judy Dudich
The Miracle at the Wedding in Cana is one of my favorite Scripture stories. There is SO MUCH in here for us to ponder and consider about the AWESOME GOD WE SERVE!
First of all, just the THOUGHT of Jesus and Mary attending the wedding of friends…celebrating, laughing, dancing, feasting…makes ..read more
By Susan Terbay • Mar 17th, 2010 • Category: Columnists, Susan Handle Terbay
“… you are here with me always; everything I have is yours. But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.” Luke 15: 31.
For as long as I can remember I have loved the ..read more
By Marybeth Hicks • Mar 17th, 2010 • Category: Columnists, Marybeth Hicks
Earlier this month, President Obama created a task force on childhood obesity to be headed by Michelle Obama, who has taken up the issue as her public-service cause under the banner “Let’s Move.”
Pointing to the nearly one-third of U.S. children who are either obese or overweight, the administration will pursue ..read more
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