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Strong Women, Bold Ideas

There is no one way to be a woman of vibrant faith. St. Clare is one among many reminders that female saints are strong women with ideas on what it means to radically follow Jesus.

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The God We Know

How does the Parable of the Talents from Matthew's Gospel relate to our own lives?
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Finding God in a Stranger on the Road

We always need to have our eyes open and our hearts ready. We never know when we meet strangers that we could be encountering (or even entertaining) angels.
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The Grace of Starting Again

Every day is a new day filled with God’s mercy and hope. We have a God of forgiveness and grace who gives us a purpose to do his will.
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Grace at the Threshold

As we prepare to cross into a new year, we do so with grace and hope, not fear.
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One Cloth, Many Colors

We humans make a big deal about our differences. From favorite colors to choice of religion (or not at all), we tend to set ourselves up in a wide variety of groups. Unfortunately, this can easily lead to one group ...
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Gather the Fragments

After he feeds the 5,000, Jesus tells his disciples to gather up the fragments so nothing is wasted. Isn't that how God works in our lives, too?
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