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Good Friday Reminders

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Prayer, Spiritual Growth Leave a Comment

The Divine Mercy Novena starts today. You can receive email reminders (and post your prayer intentions) by clicking here: Divine Mercy Novena.There is another powerful novena prayer that is to be said today (Good Friday). It is to be said 33 times between the hours of noon and 3:00 p.m.—the hours that Jesus hung on the cross. 33 times because he … [Read more...]

Please Pray

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Yesterday morning I received the news that a 10th grade boy from my sons’ school had died. He passed away in his sleep on Sunday night, and all classes and activities were canceled yesterday.Please join me in praying for Johnny and his family. This is an unbearable tragedy— unbearable save for the graces of our faith. Please join me in lifting them … [Read more...]

Prayers, Please

by Filed Under: Friends of the Heart, Minnesota Me, Prayer 5 Comments

Updated to Add: Kim is home but still needs prayers! Here is a link to her post: life - interrupted. Would you take a minute—or two…or three—to pray for my friend Kim today?Photo from Starry Sky Ranch PhotographyKim is a faraway friend of the internet sort. She is a beautiful, loving wife and mother whose amazing photography always encourages and … [Read more...]

The Great Unknown

by Filed Under: Homeschooling, Minnesota Me, Prayer 12 Comments

Well, we’re back to school (for real) this morning, and it’s safe to say that I’m scared you-know-what-less.If nothing else, I made them schultütes. Seriously? This is my 10th straight year of homeschooling. You’d think I’d feel more comfortable.(Oh! And I tried to do my own highlights yesterday and overcooked a couple strands. They are now a … [Read more...]

A Reflection for Teachers

by Filed Under: Homeschooling, Minnesota Me, Prayer, The Faith 3 Comments

…on the first day of September:The religious teacher must always work with God. She may never presume to believe that she can educate the child with her own resources. Every honest teacher must agree with the author of the Book of Proverbs, “Of the way of a man in his youth, I am utterly ignorant.”Though she may study psychology for whole decades, … [Read more...]

A Mother’s Love

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“St. Monica constantly kept the conversion of her son in mind. She wept much, begged God insistently, and never stopped asking good and wise people to speak to her son and try to convince him to abandon his errors. One day St. Ambrose, the bishop of Milan, whom she had already visited several times, took his leave from her in words that have been … [Read more...]