Pentecost: The Church’s Big Fat Boring Birthday
When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as...
read morePlease Don’t Drop the Host: A Mother’s Prayer
As I sat in the pew, watching my son climb the steps into the Sanctuary to receive his First Holy Communion alongside his cousin, I prayed a prayer I’m sure parents the world over have prayed at every single First Holy Communion ever: “Dear God, please don’t let him drop the Host.” Repeated, over and over, in my mind until it was done and he was back in the pew beside...
read more5 Summer Vacations Cooler Than Disney
My entire childhood, I begged my parents to take my sister and I to a Disney amusement park. I was convinced that Snow White, Belle, and all of my favorite Disney princesses would be there! Even so, my parents refused to budge. I remember my mom insisting that she wasn’t spending her precious vacation time waiting in long lines and listening to other people’s screaming children. I...
read moreTo the Class of 2013
Congratulations on the completion of your four-year scholastic effort. Though you may be concerned that what comes next in your life will be a complete mystery, rest assured that though your schooling may have come to an end, your education will now develop unrestrained. Whether high school or college, classes and lectures do not offer much in terms of fruitfulness, but only sow the seeds that...
read moreCartoon: “Frank and Ben: Holy Roomies” – The Hunger Games
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read moreWhy Water Is My Energy Drink Of Choice
For those of us who have a little bit of trouble pulling ourselves out of bed in the morning… and staying awake once we’ve achieved that momentous step, it can be hard to choose something healthy in the morning. All you want is to feel yourself and have enough energy to conquer the day. There’s nothing better than that feeling of effervescence, like anything is possible! Of...
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