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Holy Spirit Breathe on Me

By Lisa Janusa We recently celebrated the feast of Pentecost or the Descent of the Holy Spirit upon Mary and the apostles after Jesus ascended into heaven.   Jesus had instructed them to pray and wait for the Holy Spirit. He told them that it was essential that he return to the father so that the […]

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One More Evaluation

By Ty Salvant What were your summer plans? Did they include camp, visits to grandparents, vacations or just downtime? Regardless of what you’re doing, how you spend your summer is vital. Parenting with intention can be more challenging in the summer, because we all need a break to unwind and decompress. It is also a […]

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Jesus is Our Still Point on the Swing of Life

By Charlotte Phillips A few weeks ago, I went to City Park’s Carousel Gardens with my family and found myself on the swings with our 7-year-old. We both excitedly buckled ourselves into our swing – him in the swing in front of me.  As we began to swing in circles, I couldn’t help but think, […]

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Asking the Lord to ‘Do Something Big’

By Vivian Marino The other day I was listening to a YouTube video with a comedian guest who had acquired much success within the past year. It had been a dream of hers to perform live, and she had finally accomplished that the Thursday before the Covid lockdown.  Once that happened, she pivoted to taking […]

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Cornerstone

By Greg Zambrano When it comes to buildings and structures, the cornerstone would be laid out first to orient the direction and shape the construction should take. Some cornerstones have the year of the construction or the geographical coordinates on them. 

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Growing More Into Mother and Wife

By Gina Sternfels God has me learning through prayer! I am becoming more self-aware as I dig deeper into prayer.  It has been interesting to hear God’s voice or movement calling me to be better as a mother and wife.  God spoke to me in my most recent journal entry and left me with some […]

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What is motherhood?

By Christine Bordelon Today being Mother’s Day has me thinking a lot about the sacrifices that women make when they become mothers. I don’t think most of us considered what being a mom entails when we first got married. I know I didn’t. I am the oldest of five children, and I can tell you […]

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Life in Fast-Forward

By Jenny Dendinger With tears in my eyes, I watched my son process into Mass. It was his first time serving and, with his older brother by his side, I prayed he wouldn’t be too nervous.  When we joined the Traditional Latin Mass, we learned to genuflect and make the Sign of the Cross as […]

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  April Showers Bring May Flowers, Celebrating the Queen of Heaven

By Ana Borden My favorite grammar school tradition was participating in our school’s May crowning, celebrating the most important woman of our faith. I remember vividly colorful and fragrant bouquets held by little hands and the excitement of waiting to hear the approval from our pastor to process towards the altar and surround the beautiful […]

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#6 – A Lesson in “Deus Providebit”

By Sarah McDonald Each day, I end my morning prayers asking for the intercession of Our Lady of Prompt Succor and saying, “Deus Providebit,” which translated into English is “God will provide.” It is a prayerful habit I have kept since my days at Archbishop Chapelle High School in Metairie.  I have blogged about “Deus […]

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Pray the Memorare

By Charla Misse My son’s fifth grade religion teacher assigns homework on Fridays. One was “Go to Mass.” I love that.  A “little” thing like a child urging to attend Mass can make a big difference for the whole family. On a recent weeknight, this teacher’s assigned homework was, “Pray the Memorare.” Wow. Now, that […]

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