Category: Reflections
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A powerful lesson from a shy little girl
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“Out of the mouths of babes…” goes the saying (PS 8:2). I might add out of their coloring markers too. My daughter Molly and I were both shy and introverted when she was four and I was forty. I would hold her close. Together, we would gaze upon the landscape…
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The best way to cross to the other side
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Last weekend I discovered a unique treasure of North Carolina: The Flowering Bridge of Lake Lure. In 2013, a group of volunteers received approval from the state to convert a decommissioned old bridge into twelve themed, landscaped gardens. There are now 30 gardens with over 2,000 species of plants across the bridge and…
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A Way to Add Focus during Your Daily Examen
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A daily Examen is a great technique to see God in the everyday. But what if you have trouble focusing?
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Who do you need to remember today?
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On this Memorial Day, we remember those who sacrifice their lives so that we might live life to its fullest.
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A little lesson on patience from the Mayapple
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If patience is a virtue, impatience might be a poison.
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Here’s a new virtue: obedience
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St. Francis de Sales says being obedient is a virtue not just for your superiors, but for your equals as well.
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It all started with a little pinch from God
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Follow those breadcrumbs from God, and maybe you won’t get ‘the pinch’.