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By Allison Gingras As a mother, I make a lot of mistakes. In some ways, it is my mom superpower. While that may seem a negative assessment of one’s motherhood, I consider it a fair and [...]

By Elizabeth Tomlin   WWMP? What Would Mary Plant? May! It’s the month of Mary, and we’re already halfway through.  Parishes are honoring Mary with May Crownings and daily rosaries.  We, [...]

By Carol Younger     Easter’s here! You’d think that the world would just open like Jesus’ tomb, the world would come to believe, and real peace would break out everywhere!  I mean, [...]

What grand plans I make every Lent hoping to make each day jam-packed with spiritual practices! Morning prayer Scripture reading Daily Mass Family rosary Liturgy of the Hours Along with those I [...]

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 Allison Gingras       Surely, I wait for the Lord; who bends down to me and hears my cry, Draws me up from the pit of destruction, out of the muddy clay, Sets my feet upon rock, [...]

By Karen Sheehy     Reflecting upon today’s readings, I was immediately brought back to the island of Borneo where my husband and I vacationed for the better part of June. “Hear the [...]

By Heidi Hess Saxton   The mother of the sons of Zebedee, in some traditions known as Mary Salome and is thought to be one of the three women at the foot of the cross, is among my favorites [...]

By Allison Gingras   What I know about the Prodigal Son If you asked me just five years ago, “Are you familiar with the story of the Prodigal Son?”  I would have quickly responded, [...]

By Sharon Wilson Today’s first reading has all the trappings of an excellent Cecil B. DeMille movie… Complete with Charlton Heston cast in a leading role!  We have the three followers of the true [...]