Naming Grace

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“Don’t worry about it.” Every single time we asked one of our sons what was bothering him, he’d respond: “Don’t

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http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/052420.cfm “Why are you standing there looking at the sky?” The disciples’ world had turned upside down from Jesus’ death

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/051020.cfm We brought our fifth child home from the hospital to our smaller house. There wasn’t an extra room for

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/-030319.cfm “What’s wrong, Mare?” She knew immediately I was down. Though she couldn’t see my face because of the protective

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/030319.cfm The Pentagon ordered 100,000 body bags. Authorities secured refrigerated trucks to hold the dead. The entire economy screeched to

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/032220.cfm The newborn baby lifts one brow, attempting to open her eye, only to surrender, and the lid relaxes. She

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/030820.cfm When voicing enthusiasm about our grandson entering high school, I noted our Freddy was excited about playing high school

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/022320.cfm Our 3-year-old granddaughter, Merete, loves to “love on” her 6-month-old baby sister, Genevieve — all the while sneaking in