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By Allison Gingras Detachment is not my superpower. My past attachments have included clothing, shoes, children’s movies, and music CDs. My basement and attic once filled with things I [...]

By Sharon Wilson     Although the name of this prayer is “Sharon’s Christmas Prayer” I cannot take credit for writing it. It is attributed to John Shea but expresses my wonderment of [...]

By Debby Giusti     The Fourth Sunday of Advent usually finds me still tackling items on my Christmas to-do list. I’m a “just in time” type of person who balances what needs to be done [...]

By Lynda MacFarland     I’m studying the Old Testament right now, and one thing this has led me to ponder is that God’s will for all creation is for blessing, which means the power of [...]

By Jill Mraz     As we receive the body of Jesus on our tongue at Mass, it can be easy to mistake that He then becomes us but this is not so. We become Him. In consuming Christ, it is [...]

By Anni Harry   It’s the Final Countdown! Are you excited…? Are you ready…? Or, do you have a little left to do to clean house and prepare…? One might understandably think that I’m referring [...]

By Alyssa Bormes along with Kelly Wahlquist & Allison Gingras     Every now and then, it is good to make cookies. And it’s even better when it includes coffee, a sleepover, and four [...]

By Kelly Wahlquist “It’s not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted.” ~ Mary O’Connor ‘Tis the season of hustle and bustle. [...]

By Elizabeth Tomlin     We did not anticipate snow this morning. I expected a few more sunny, crisp fall days for my lingering roses, but they now hold ice crystals. Today was supposed [...]

by Sarah Damm   We arise this morning, and welcome a new day … a new week … a new season … a new year. All around us, we notice the changes this newness brings. Sitting on the kitchen table, [...]