Naming Grace

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View this week’s Scripture readings at: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/060919-day.cfm Breath. We don’t think about breath until it’s almost gone. Or until we

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http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/042819.cfm  It was an unusually warm sunny January day. The scene was picturesque as the caravan of cars snaked behind

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/041419.cfm Several of our adult children and a few of our older grandchildren took pity upon us this past weekend

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http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/031719.cfm “She was such a light!” Sister Michelle’s bright blue eyes always twinkle, but they became even more animated as

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/030319.cfm My mother always said, “As you age, you become more of who you are. If you’re a complaining young

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/021719.cfm In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain disrupts the crowd: “Blessed are the poor, the hungry, those

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/020319.cfm Have you ever felt between a rock and a hard place? Have you been forced to choose one side