Author Archive for Deborah Gaudino

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Front Row With Francis: The Wounds of the Family

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by on Jun 29, 2015 in Catechesis, Featured, Learn & Live the Faith, Marriage, The Catholic Family
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Envy, greed, selfishness, harsh words, sibling rivalry, infidelity, illness, tragedy, violence, abuse – the list sounds like much like the headlines on your average nightly news show or the subject of anguished conversations among distraught parents and grandparents lamenting the discord they witness daily in their own families. We listen to the stories, shake our […]

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Front Row With Francis: Saving Education from Experts

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by on May 25, 2015 in Catechesis, Featured, The Shepherd's Voice
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I can remember vividly that August morning nearly eleven years ago.  I sat cross-legged on the floor of my family room facing my soon-to-be two year old son reclining in his little rocking chair and my newborn daughter nestled in her baby swing.  The house was quiet. My husband had just left for work – […]

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Front Row With Francis: An Easter People on Easter Monday

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by on Apr 06, 2015 in Catechesis, Featured, Learn & Live the Faith, The Shepherd's Voice
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The overriding sentiment which prevails at my house and in my heart each Easter Monday is the same.  It is finished.  The long 40 days of Lenten fasting, prayer and penance are completed.  The late nights of the Triduum liturgies are over.  Crumbs of the traditional Italian Easter bread and a handful of neon colored […]

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Front Row With Francis: The Joy of Siblings

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by on Feb 23, 2015 in Catechesis, Featured, Learn & Live the Faith, The Shepherd's Voice
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The memories of my first born getting to know his baby sister are forever etched in my mind. From the second she arrived home from the hospital, he watched her in awe and stood proudly beside her. He tried to include her in his games and delighted when she began to smile and giggle at […]

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Front Row With Francis: An Alphabet for Clerics

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by on Nov 14, 2014 in Catechesis, Featured, Learn & Live the Faith, The Shepherd's Voice
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In the realm of effective written communication, it is essential to first master the basics of grammar before attempting to compose a persuasive essay. Perhaps the first official school lesson most children learn is to recite the alphabet. From there years are spent memorizing and putting into practice the rules of good grammar. Without this […]

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Front Row With Francis: Charisms in the Church

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by on Oct 03, 2014 in Catechesis, Featured, Sunday Reflections
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Anyone who has ever observed young children opening gifts on Christmas morning has witnessed the sheer delight that receiving a gift can bring. Their unbridled enthusiasm as they tear open their presents brings joy to the hearts of their parents who have painstakingly sought to find the perfect gift for each child. The greatest gifts […]

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Front Row With Francis: On Baptism

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by on Jul 04, 2014 in Catechesis, Featured, Learn & Live the Faith, The Shepherd's Voice
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The routine and ritual of the Sunday mornings of my childhood are forever etched into my memory. My siblings and I looked forward to Saturday night sleepovers at my Italian-immigrant Grandmother’s house and on Sunday morning we awoken to the smell of frying meatballs and simmering sauce. Hand in hand, we walked with my Grandmother […]

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Front Row With Francis: The Path to Unity

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by on May 30, 2014 in Catechesis, Featured, Learn & Live the Faith, The Shepherd's Voice
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“I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me.” (John 17:20-21) Pope Francis […]