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  • You Are Free – Raised Catholic episode 48

    You Are Free – Raised Catholic episode 48

    The following is a transcript of an episode of the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 48: You Are Free Hello friends. This week the weather and the fall colors are giving me a kind of sense memory of the first time I ever felt free. I was…

  • Holy Communion – Raised Catholic episode 27

    Holy Communion – Raised Catholic episode 27

    The following is a transcript from the Raised Catholic podcast. To listen to the podcast, click here. Today is episode 27: Holy Communion Well, hello friends.  If you’re paying attention to Catholic news, then you know that this week, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, defying clear calls from the Vatican, overwhelmingly supported the creation of…

  • A 2020 Thanksgiving Blessing

    A Blessing for a 2020 Thanksgiving Loving God, we thank you for the good this year has brought, for our health and jobs and homes, for our friends and our families, for the things we’ve learned and the clarity we’ve received in a time of trial.  We thank you for your provision and for giving us…

  • Grateful

    Today I heard a homily from our beloved deacon and, even more so than in his words, I felt the force of his message really just in his presence alone. Our deacon lost his wife almost two months ago, and he is in the haze of grief that only those who have walked that road…

  • Morning

    apple green kitchen walls pinecones that smell of cinnamon bare feet walking on smooth floors   tangy greek yogurt and icy blackberries lungs that fill and empty sun shining through windows   mushy dog who holds my gaze flannel and fleece quiet and calm   hot coffee and cold milk honey yellow pillow, sky blue…

  • Threads

    Last night, I dreamed that a car took me to a home I haven’t visited in years. As I walked to the door, I was unsure of why I was even there, but I was greeted and ushered inside by friends with lots of love and care. The children inside the house had not aged…