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Discovering the Art of the Homily

The impact a priest makes with a homily is one of the criteria my husband and I rely on to decide which weekend Mass to attend at one of three parishes in our Cincinnati Archdiocese Family.

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Just Add Water

Reflect A guilty pleasure of mine is buying five- or seven-dollar flower bouquets to brighten my table. As a few stems of my Charmelias started

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A Letter to Elizabeth Ann Seton

On the day of your canonization as the first saint born in  the United States, I happily anticipated the well-deserved attention your remarkable life would receive.

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Quite Simply, Fun

Reflect An invitation to a Mardi Gras party at the Sisters’ Motherhouse—how could I turn it down? Picturing sedate older nuns listening to jazz, I

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Let Them Help

Reflect  After Mass, I trailed my husband in his electric wheel chair to the parking lot, where I would be hard-pressed to lift the chair into

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Mutual Gratitude

Reflect  “Don’t change!” I plead to the traffic light at the end of the exit ramp. No use. I brake to a stop beside a

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Praising the Lord, Silently

Reflect “Lord, open my lips and my mouth will proclaim your praise.” I begin morning prayer with these words from Psalm 51. Recently I have

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