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The Transforming Power of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving, gratitude, and affirmation are bountiful gifts. None of us should hesitate to ladle heaping servings of them onto the mashed potatoes of our marriage and family life. Seconds are…
Quote of the Week
“Who except God can give you peace? Has the world ever been able to satisfy the heart?” —St. Gerard Majella 2+
The Call to Be the Mystical Body
I have to admit it: I cringe a little every time Matthew 25 comes up in the readings. If I’m honest with myself, most days I feel like I’m more…
Pearl of Great Price Quote
“We can each find a particular way to enthusiastically embrace the humbling vocation of motherhood and to build up, not earthly wealth, but heavenly riches.” —Emily Glicksman, MIHC Anchor Blogger…
Finding The Perspective That Brings Peace
“Learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near. In the same way, when you see these things…
A Remedy for Drizzly Novembers
It is mid-November, and even though here in North Texas this month ushers in some of our finest weather, it always looms as something dreary in my imagination. Perhaps I’ve…
Quote of the Week
“Anxiety is a temptation in itself and also the source from and by which other temptations come. Therefore, above all else, calm and compose your mind. Gently and quietly pursue…
Children of the Light
The pot boils over on the stove as the smoke alarm goes off . . . just a typical evening in the Smillie household. In fact, as I type this,…
Chicken Noodle Soup
Few aromas bring such warm memories with a promise of comfort and healing as homemade chicken soup. There are many variations you could choose, but here is one that my…
Rightly Attaching Our Longing
It happens every year about the time I should be brimming with a deep well of gratitude and nurturing an abiding, holy contentment—the William-Sonoma and Pottery Barn catalogs pour into…
The Signs that God Has Already Given
It had been quite the busy morning. All of us had awakened slightly later than usual and then proceeded to run around the house trying to make up lost time….
Ode to Andre
Tonight will be the biggest celebration of the year. I know we are all going to pass the wine glass and toast you individually, but I wanted to write you…
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