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At times during a First Friday mass followed by Benediction and Exposition, the man in charge of the altar servers snags Brother to help carry the boat while he, Mr. C, carries the censer. The first time he did it, he cried afterwards from the release of stress. He's done it a few times since…
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I was upstairs getting the girls ready for bed while Brother was downstairs with Ben. They came upstairs with Brother with tears in his eyes. Ben told me what happened: Brother: I've been chosen. Ben: For what? Brother: God wants me to step forward to him. Ben: What do you mean? Brother: He wants me…
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Congratulations, sweet boys!
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I’ve been feeling so burdened lately that it’s affecting my interactions with my children. I’m trying so hard to not make them a burden to me. They’re not. It’s my reaction to them. It’s not fair to them so I’ve been begging people for prayers. I’ve been praying. My friends have asked me to lean…
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The music was playing. The lights were dim. It was very peaceful and a great time to be contemplating my sins. Honey had other ideas. She was confused about the screens and the stations where the priests were going to be. So, I set out to explain to her what was going on (which I…
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We picked our yearly patron saint today. To do this, I dumped all of our Holy Trader cards into a bag and we each picked a saint to learn about and pray to for their intercession. We did this last year following Amy’s example but I had not posted on it. This year we picked…
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Inspired by Margaret’s example, I signed us up for the 40 Days for Life prayer vigil outside the misnamed Killeen Women’s Clinic. I signed us up for Tuesdays and this was our second week. We prayed all 20 decades of the rosary today. A picture speaks louder than words so here are the photos: This…
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The ladies at 4Real were discussing whether they shopped on Sundays. Then, Father Richard mentioned it today in the homily. Unfortunately, that’s all I remember of it. I think God’s trying to tell me something.
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I found this linked at Far Beyond Pearls. Grab a tissue before you start reading. Then, pray for the priests and military in harm’s way.
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I was having a hard time during mass today. The children were wonderful, but I couldn’t concentrate on anything. Then came the gospel. I’m a very visual person so it helps if I read along with the gospel instead of just listening. And he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friendto whom…
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