Eating lunch last Saturday, I looked out my picture window to see the neighbor boy, Avery, shooting hoops in his driveway, wearing…
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Posts By: Rose Folsom
Gifts of the Wise Men — and Our Gifts
About to cross the street, the woman standing next to me held a cup of Starbucks. I pondered the small pleasure of…
Upside of Temptation
It’s time to think about New Year’s resolutions. I find that the more regularly I go to Confession, the fewer resolutions are…
The 15-minute Connection
[Mary was] happy because of the promise that had been given, eager to fulfill her duty as a cousin, hurried by her…
Pondering With Mary
A reader’s comment that she was “following the path of Mary” during Advent made me ponder just what the path of Mary…
Keeping Christ in Christmas (Gifts)
We are a week into the Advent Season (not the “shopping season”). But we still need to buy or make Christmas presents…
End-of-Year Glance at Sin, Mercy, and Glory
The following words of St. Jude and St. Augustine bring into clear focus why we follow Christ and try every day to…
What Happens When Women Pray
Scripture is clear on what happens when women pray. Because of Queen Esther’s plea to save her people, “their sorrow [was] turned…
How to Forgive
In the Lord’s Prayer we ask, “Forgive us… as we forgive others.” But how? I ran across this column by Joseph Genny…
The Pride of Shame
“In you, Lord, I put my trust: let me never be put to shame (Ps 31:1).” Sounds good, but what kind of…
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