The Light Is Coming
Patricia Breen McNeil
December 21, 2024
On this day, the sun travels the shortest path in the sky, resulting in the one day of the year with the least sunlight.
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Patricia Breen McNeil
Patty Breen is a lay minister working in Catholic healthcare living in Southeastern Michigan. A writer and improv actor, she also holds a master's degree in pastoral ministry. Her website is https://patriciabreen.net/
Using a Person’s Name as an Act of Reverence
Patricia Breen McNeil
December 16, 2024
A powerful lesson my dad taught me as a little girl was how using a person’s name is an act of reverence.
For Those Suffering from HIV/AIDS, We Pray
Patricia Breen McNeil
December 1, 2024
Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first ever created global health day. This is an opportunity to remember the lives lost from the HIV/AIDS crisis and show support for those people who live with HIV today.
Honoring our Indigenous Sisters and Brothers
Patricia Breen McNeil
November 28, 2024
The month of November can be a complicated month for lots of reasons from family gatherings to the origins of the holiday.
The Ingredients of Forgiveness
Patricia Breen McNeil
November 19, 2024
One of the most powerful examples Jesus taught his followers was how to forgive—for Jesus forgave his very executioners from the wood of the cross.
Remembering Our Veterans
Patricia Breen McNeil
November 11, 2024
For women and men who served in our nation’s armed forces, they often made the greatest sacrifice—their own lives—to protect our freedoms and service in dangerous situations.
Celebrating and Remembering the Dead
Patricia Breen McNeil
November 4, 2024
The celebration of All Souls’ Day reunites two realities–the living and the dead.