On a cold October morning I was walking briskly from the train station to my office, watching the ground in front of me so I didn’t trip on anything. #theclumsylife About half way there, I noticed a very thin man darting across the sidewalk. He looked confused and in a…
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When I was around 10 years old, I accompanied some family members to a psychic reading. Though I wasn’t the subject of the reading, before we left, the psychic looked at me and said, “You will be a writer when you grow up, as long as you don’t let a…
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When we bought our new car earlier this year, I sobbed. They weren’t tears of joy. I cried because I felt terrible about spending so much money on something that was more than what we needed. The car we replaced, a 1998 Dodge Stratus, was in need of a repair…
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Today is Paczki Day in these parts. I first learned about this tradition when my college roomie brought some of the girls in our dorm paczkis, delicious jelly and custard filled pastries, on Fat Tuesday my freshman year of college. Since then, after moving to Chicago and marrying into…
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At Mass last Sunday, this was the first reading: The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the whole Israelite community and tell them: Be holy, for I, the LORD, your God, am holy. “You shall not bear hatred for your brother or sister in your heart. Though you may have…
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Yesterday at Mass there was a baptism for a baby boy of about one month old. He was super cute with big squishy cheeks, and he smiled and cooed when Father anointed him with oil. During the Rite of Baptism, the priest asked a series of questions to the child’s…
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My Mom told me last week the city (I grew up in) was tearing down the water tower just down the street from their house. I felt a pang of sadness when I learned of its destruction because the water tower was a monument on the backdrop of my childhood.…
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I really enjoy books that offer concrete, practical steps you can take to strengthen your faith. One such book I had the pleasure to read recently is Rediscover Catholicism by Matthew Kelly. Kelly urges readers to do one thing at the beginning of Mass each week. Pray, and ask the…
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