Prayer

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Death Is a New Beginning

Our faith has a way of answering questions and helping us understand that their deaths and those of all our loved ones are not signs of an ending, but rather a new beginning for them.

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God Knows Me by Name

God, my loving parent, made me, cares for me, and calls me by name. It’s up to me to answer the call. 
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The Psalms Are Prayers from the Heart

The psalms are truly prayers from the heart, from the heart of our persons and from the heart of our lives.
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Prayerful Wandering in Lent

This year, I am wandering the Mojave in my mind and heart.
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Lent Is a Return to Simplicity

The practices of Lent help us to be both realistic and happy. The two go together in a way that consumerism can never fathom.
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Love the Unlovable

As Jesus noted, loving our neighbor is easy when our neighbor is lovable.
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‘I Am the Vine, You Are the Branches’

Clare’s name means “light.” She is the bright, shining one who reflected God’s love into the world.
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