Wednesday, October 31, 2018

October 1918: A World at War Longs for Peace

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2018 has been a hard year, and it may yet get worse. With all the violent events in the world today and the many difficult challenges w...
Monday, October 29, 2018

Chiara, the Girl Full of Light

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Today, the Focolare Movement and the diocese of Acqui celebrate the memorial of Blessed Chiara Luce Badano, and all of us who love her ma...
Friday, October 26, 2018

Twelve Years Later: The Josefina Story

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When I posted on social media about Josefina's 12th birthday, I realized that a dozen years is no small period of time. I have mad...
Thursday, October 25, 2018

"My Front Porch" on a Sunny October Day

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I have been trying to get outdoors, if nothing else for Vitamin D infusions (a.k.a. sunlight  😉☀️). Some days lately I haven't felt mu...
Wednesday, October 24, 2018

I Don't Like to Think About Lyme Disease

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September and October are always rough months. Now that it's been a couple of weeks of more-than-usual exhaustion and aches, I have t...
Tuesday, October 23, 2018

The Gift of a New Life

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Being Christian is not an 'identity' we construct by our own power; rather it is the gift of God in Jesus Christ—it is 'grace...
Monday, October 22, 2018

Forty Years Ago Today: "Do Not Be Afraid"

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"The absolute, and yet sweet and gentle, power of the Lord responds to the whole depths of the human person, to his loftiest aspira...
Sunday, October 21, 2018

The Message of Marshall McLuhan

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Often considered the founder of the academic discipline of "Media Studies," Marshall McLuhan coined many terms and phrases that...
Friday, October 19, 2018

Off into the Sunset?

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Here's some digital art by me. It's a sunset. I might slow down on posting, or post less often, in the coming weeks. I'm ...
Monday, October 15, 2018

Feels Like the Middle of October

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For the record, here is the Janaro Estate, mid-October 2018. Last Friday was the first "sunny-and-not-roasting-hot" day of the se...
Sunday, October 14, 2018

The Courage of Saint Oscar Romero

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Lately, many of the entries on my blog have focused on specific people who I think are worth noting for a variety of reasons. These peopl...
Saturday, October 13, 2018

"Rose Study 6"

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Friday, October 12, 2018

The "Roberto Clemente Doodle" Brings Back Memories

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Roberto Clemente, "El Magnifico," was honored on today's Google Doodle for Hispanic Heritage Month. I saw him play live ...
Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Christina Grimmie: "Keep Moving Forward!"

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"Team Grimmie, you guys Rawk!" On_September 18, 2014, Christina Grimmie made a video on her YouTube channel answering quest...
Tuesday, October 9, 2018

The FIRST Car I Ever Drove (Owned) Was...

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Basically, like THIS car, but blue instead of white.
Monday, October 8, 2018

The Abundance of God's Love is Greater than Our Sins

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I am a sinner. I do not say this as a cliché, but as a simple statement of fact. I am also a Catholic Christian. I have been bapt...
Friday, October 5, 2018

Anticipating Autumn

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The Fall season has already begun, but you wouldn't know it from the temperature during the day or the green leaves on the trees. . T...
Thursday, October 4, 2018

Bishop Guido of Assisi: Mentor and Friend to Saint Francis

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Giotto (14th c.) "Francis Gives Up His Possessions" (detail). Happy Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi! So much can be said abo...
Wednesday, October 3, 2018

"Where is God?" Love and the Obscurity of Faith

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The obscurity of faith is a special challenge for Christians. This can really "hit home" in our lives when our trust in God i...
Monday, October 1, 2018

Thérèse: Working For His Glory

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Thérėse: smallest and therefore greatest of the girls on "God's Girl Squad." She saw the one simple thing, without which n...