Never Cease
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3y ago
The other day, I was giving a practice spelling test to my 10 year old.  He had to spell the words, "cease" and "seize."  To differentiate the sound, I used them in a sentence.  "Seize the day!" and "Pray without ceasing."  Alexander asked, "what does it mean to pray without ceasing?"  I embraced the parent teaching moment! (I love these moments.) However, I was stumped.  How do I explain what it means to pray without ceasing? I began by explaining how we had already built prayer into our lives: before meals, on the way to school, and praying a Hail Mary every ti ..read more
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The Week of the Saints
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3y ago
One of my favorite parts of Advent is celebrating the lives of the saints!  Below is a list of some of the saints - we celebrate them in just one week! - that help to enrich our time of preparation and inspire us to live our lives in a holy way to bring honor and glory to the coming of the newborn King of Kings! December 6th - St. Nicholas Feast Day.  St. Nicholas is the patron saint of children and merchants.  One of his legends is that he had heard of a family with three daughters and no money to pay for their dowry.  Around the time of 300 BC, this means that the daught ..read more
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Miracles and Hope
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3y ago
On the way to Daily Mass today, I was listening to the version of "Miracles" on the Pentatonix Christmas album.  The line of the chorus that always tugs at my heart is, "there can be miracles if you believe, though hope is frail it's hard to kill."  During the infamous year of 2020, we have seen many instances of hope showing its fragility.  However, hope still thrives and lives on.  One of the ways that I have seen hope is in my neighbors who have started a local grass-roots initiative to provide food and hope to our community.  It started out as a large plastic box ..read more
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Keeping it in the Family
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3y ago
We recently had our kitchen renovated.  Our project manager, Mike became quick friends with little Andrew. I learned that Mike is a strong Christian and loves people with Down syndrome.  During the course of our kitchen renovation, I had mentioned to Mike about my concern of being able to keep up with Andrew and take care of him when my husband and I grow older.  I realize that this might fall on the shoulders of Alexander, Abby and their future families.  Mike asked me which of Andrew's two older siblings takes the most interest in Andrew now.  My response, both Alexa ..read more
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The Boy: Trusting and Sharing
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3y ago
Today's Gospel reading is Matthew 15:29-37.  This is a reading where Jesus performs many miracles for three days.  He tells His apostles that He is concerned for the flocks of people who have been listening to Him.  He is worried that they will collapse on their journey home.  The apostles reply that they had seven loaves of bread and two fish.  But how can they possibly feed the multitude of people who are there? We see the same story in John 6:1-5.  In this version, St. John tells of a boy who had the seven loaves of bread and two fish.  The boy offered t ..read more
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What it is to be Childlike
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3y ago
Simplicity.  This is not a word that you will hear a parent or teachers use when they describe children.  In fact, I can guarantee that no adult can only use only one word to describe children.  Children are complex and multi-faceted.  They delight and they frustrate.  They take time and patience.  So, why does Sacred Scripture tell us that we should be childlike?   Children relish in simple beliefs.  They are welcoming and non-judgmental.  It always amazes me that my children’s friends are so welcoming of And ..read more
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The call of the brother and sister
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3y ago
I watch my older children, Alexander and Abby, play with their little brother, Andrew.  Just this morning Andrew had speech therapy virtually (thanks, COVID) with his therapist's video call on my small phone.  As I chased Andrew around the house, trying to keep him in the frame of the video call, Abby and Alexander interjected themselves into the play/speech therapy.  As many of you know, Andrew has Down syndrome.  As is true with any child, Andrew learns and develops best when he is taught by his siblings.  I can instruct, but it's Alexander and Abby who inspire. It i ..read more
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Get started with the holy rosary this month
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3y ago
​“The Rosary is the weapon for these times.”- St. Padre Pio   “If you desire peace in your hearts, in your homes, and in your country, assemble each evening to recite the Holy Rosary. Let not even one day pass without saying it, no matter how burdened you might be with many cares and labors.” - Pope Pius XI   These are just a couple of the thousands of quotes by saints, popes, theologians, etc. about the necessity to pray the Holy Rosary.  October 7th is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.  Additionally, the entire month of October is dedicated to the Holy R ..read more
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All the awareness.
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3y ago
It is all to common to hear women share that they have had the same experience- they were pressured into abortion just because their baby was prenatally diagnosed with Down syndrome. Over and over again, I have heard these women share their stories and my own story is the same.  I have never figured out why doctors decide to push women into abortion just because of a prenatal diagnosis that is different from a typical pregnancy.  This, my friends, is eugenics. This month is not only Down Syndrome Awareness Month, but it is also Respect Life Month and the month of the Holy Rosary! &n ..read more
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I Choose Him.
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4y ago
It's hard to believe that I let three months pass by without a blog post! Like the rest of the world, COVID interrupted life. Not only were schools shut down and distance learning implemented, but I saw baby Andrew (who is now 22 months old) through his second surgery. On top of that, we packed up a U-Haul and drove across the country for the summer. Sometime during all of this, I spoke to a coach who helps public speakers refine their image and promote themselves. In our discussion, I told him that about my Thinking Catholic business and that I could speak on any topic from veteran's issues ..read more
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