Archive for April, 2018

What’s It All About, Alfie?
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What’s It All About, Alfie?

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by on Apr 26, 2018 in Disability, Sickness & Suffering, Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide, Featured, Health & Fitness, The Social Order
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For the second time within a year, England has a high-profile case of court-mandated murder of a desperately ill child. The first was Charlie Gard, and now comes Alfie Evans. Alfie missed several developmental milestones in his first seven months of life, which did not alarm physicians at the time. It’s not known precisely what […]

Reflections for Sunday, April 29, 2018: Fifth Sunday of Easter
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Reflections for Sunday, April 29, 2018: Fifth Sunday of Easter

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by on Apr 25, 2018 in Featured, Sunday Reflections
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Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion Mass Readings: 1st Reading: Acts 9:26-31 Responsorial: Psalm 22:26-28, 30-32 2nd Reading: 1 John 3:18-24 Gospel: John 15:1-8 Opening Ourselves More to the Work of the Holy Spirit in Our Hearts Let us love . . . in deed and truth. (1 John 3:18) In today’s second reading, John […]

How to Survive Barfing Children, Ear Infections and Other Nasty Stuff
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How to Survive Barfing Children, Ear Infections and Other Nasty Stuff

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by on Apr 23, 2018 in Featured, Parenting
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Some of you may be wondering how it might be possible to survive sickness in your household and teach school all day? Since I am in the midst of caring for Sick Children right now, I thought I’d offer a few tips of advice.  This is mostly to encourage myself and cheer on the rest of you, who […]

The Gun Debate and the Dignity of Life
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The Gun Debate and the Dignity of Life

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by on Apr 20, 2018 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured
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In the wake of the tragic St. Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, much of the “national conversation” in the mainstream media about mass shootings and gun violence has been missing a key element: recognition of the widespread lack of respect for the dignity and sacredness of human life […]

Reflections for Sunday, April 15, 2018: Third Sunday of Easter
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Reflections for Sunday, April 15, 2018: Third Sunday of Easter

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by on Apr 13, 2018 in Featured, Sunday Reflections
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Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion Mass Readings: 1st Reading: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 2nd Reading: 1 John 2:1-5 Responsorial: Psalm 4:2, 4, 7-9 Gospel: Luke 24:35-48 Opening Our Minds and Hearts to God’s Glorious Plan The author of life you put to death, but God raised him from the dead. (Acts 3:15) Let’s […]

A Day of No Yelling
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A Day of No Yelling

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by on Apr 13, 2018 in Featured, Parenting
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Today is Tuesday, and I have not yelled at my children at all.  So far.  Yes, I know it’s 6am, and they’re not up yet, but hey, I’ve got to start somewhere, right? Last week I was listening to a great show on the Sin of Wrath, and it got me thinking that I should […]

A Day in the Life of a Crazy Fool: Part 5
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A Day in the Life of a Crazy Fool: Part 5

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by on Apr 06, 2018 in Featured, Parenting
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Welcome back to a day in my life. This is the final part. After the children have completed their dinner chores, they usually have time to mess around for a bit until the next part of our evening begins, which is the Rosary 7pm Rosary Around 7pm, my husband calls all the children to Rosary […]

Reflections for Sunday, April 8, 2018: Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
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Reflections for Sunday, April 8, 2018: Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)

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by on Apr 05, 2018 in Featured, Sunday Reflections
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Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion Mass Readings: 1st Reading: Acts 4:32-35 2nd Reading: 1 John 5:1-6 Responsorial: Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 Gospel: John 20:19-31 Letting the “Peace of Christ Control Your Hearts” (Colossians 3:15) Peace be with you. (John 20:19) It’s tempting to stay shortsighted when we think about these words of […]

The Meaning of Easter
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The Meaning of Easter

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by on Apr 05, 2018 in Catechesis, Featured, Live in Christ, MyChurchParish.com
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To the secular world, our celebration of Easter Sunday is an odd event. In their eyes, we celebrate a corpse rising from the dead, and they really can’t figure out why.

The Octave of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday
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The Octave of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday

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by on Apr 03, 2018 in Catechesis, Evangelization, Featured, History
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Easter Sunday is not the end of our Easter celebration.  After forty days of preparation with Lent, and the Easter Triduum from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday, it is easy to miss looking ahead on the Church’s liturgical calendar. This is, after all, the climax of the Christian year with the celebration of the Passion, […]