ways to stay close when far apart
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Parishes all a Twitter
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Long-distance love
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Where are they now: Cheri Mantz
I am writing this with a squirmy, happy baby on my lap. When my son, Riley, was born in March, [...]
Where are they now: Amy Guckeen
By the time you are reading this, your guess as to where I am now is as good as mine. [...]
Consider your spiritual needs when choosing a college
Many say choosing a college is the biggest decision you will ever make during your young adult years. The choices [...]
Happy birthday, BVM
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Welcome to Banter
Welcome to Banter, the on-line rebirth of a column that appeared in print weekly from 1987-2004. The idea behind Banter [...]
Dust off your passport
Dust off your passport. Call your travel agent. Where would you like to go?
If you could afford to go to your favorite place on the planet, what would you pick?
That’s the intriguing premise of a new book by Jerry Camarillo Dunn. He asked celebrities, including Sandra Day O’Connor, the Dalai Lama, actors Robin Williams and Morgan Freeman, and astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Sally Ride, the simple question: What is your favorite travel discovery? He wrote about their answers in a book titled “My Favorite Place on Earth: Celebrated People Share Their Travel Discoveries.”
How can we keep God alive in our lives?
Q: Aside from bedtime prayers and meal blessings, how do we keep God in our children’s everyday lives?
Regular prayer times are an excellent way to foster your children’s awareness of God throughout their day. Gradually you want them to grow into the knowledge that God is with them at all times. As their hearts beat moment by moment, God is with them, loving them.Meister Eckhart, a mystic of the 13th century, said, “God is at home; it is we who have gone out for a walk.” How do we come back “home” so as to be in tune with the God who is already there loving us, protecting us, sustaining us with life?