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Category: Features

Chance encounters and being saved

Posted on Feb 11, 2016Feb 10, 2016 in Features
Chance encounters and being saved

By Kathy Berken The day I stopped at Trader Joe’s I was not in the mood for God to show …Read More

An update from the vocations director

Posted on Feb 11, 2016Feb 10, 2016 in Features
An update from the vocations director

By Fr. Thom Hennen Before sitting down to write this I decided to look back to see when I had …Read More

Discerning the necessity for change

Posted on Feb 4, 2016Feb 3, 2016 in Features
Discerning the necessity for change

By Fr. Jake Greiner I have a good friend from college who loves change. She is continually changing her hairstyle, …Read More

Edge of 30: Friendships and photographs

Posted on Jan 21, 2016Jan 20, 2016 in Features
Edge of 30: Friendships and photographs

One of my greatest Christmas gifts this year came a little early. In mid-December, I received a Facebook message from …Read More

Finding the most important thing

Posted on Jan 14, 2016Jan 13, 2016 in Features
Finding the most important thing

By Kathy Berken A number of years ago I attended a weeklong centering prayer retreat in upstate New York. I …Read More

New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on Dec 24, 2015Dec 22, 2015 in Features
New Year's Resolutions

By Fr. Jake Greiner Though I do not want to wish away the remaining days of the Advent season before …Read More

Christmas is about Christ, not an iPad

Posted on Dec 24, 2015Dec 22, 2015 in Features
Christmas is about Christ, not an iPad

By Fr. Guillermo Trevino My little sister asked me a few weeks ago what I wanted for Christmas. That was …Read More

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