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  • Who is God? – Raised Catholic Episode 3

    Who is God? – Raised Catholic Episode 3

    The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 3: Who Is God Well, Happy 2021, friends!  As we continue to do the work of rebuilding a life of faith, a quick reminder that last week we looked at the question of who we are…

  • Plant

    Plant

    Last Sunday, we gathered in the early morning with some friends who have not returned to our Catholic chapel community since March.  We brought chairs and spread them out physically distanced across our sweet friends’ big backyard on a beautiful Sunday morning.  We sat in masks, made the sign of the cross, sang, practiced Lectio Divina, prayed…

  • First

    First

    We were waiting for a table at Bickford’s, a very rare post-mass breakfast out with the family. I was probably only six or seven years old, but I vividly remember the smell of pancakes, my sisters and I huddled in the restaurant entryway in our winter coats. There was much more than syrup on my…

  • Love

    Valentine’s Day is a hard day for a lot of people. I have friends who are still searching for a partner, friends whose marriages are in trouble, friends who are divorcing or divorced, friends whose spouses are in Heaven. For them, this is a day in which they are bombarded with images of romantic love,…