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Fr. Mike Schmitz: Homily for the LOST
Don’t listen to the future-focused “what ifs”… choose to focus on “what is” in the present. Grow a grateful mindset. God knows your heart better than you know it. God loves you bigger & better than you love yourself. With these, KNOW that you can trust him.
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SEMPER FI 🤍✨🕊️
I was flipping through an old issue of the Magnificat and the word “SEMPER” caught my eye. Usually I don’t spend much time looking over the first several pages – the daily readings and prayers are mainly my go-tos. Anyhow, I saw “SEMPER” and instinctively paused. Everyone knows Semper Fi relates to the United States
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Faithfully, MAMA
This image is one of the main faces for the Great Depression. If the photographer’s description is correct, I am the same age now as the mama seen here. Lately, life has felt extra stressful & heavy. It FEELS like my mental & physical exhaustion is at an all-time high. I FEEL THIS MAMA’S struggle.
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Our Carpenter’s Mother
The Assumption of Mary takes place every year on the 15th of August. It’s considered one of the Holy Days of Obligation when Catholics are expected to attend Mass and be in the presence of the Eucharist – just like every Sunday. Mary is the beautiful virgin mother of our Lord, Jesus Christ (our famous
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HSB 225
{{.A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting and requiring certain actions relating to abortion involving the detection of a fetal heartbeat, and including effective date provisions.}} (From the Iowa Gazette 7/11/23) Iowa lawmakers meet today in a special session to consider a bill (HSB 255) that would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat — defined as
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Family Prayer Jar
“A prayer jar is a simple object that can serve as a daily reminder to pray. It can be filled with special prayer requests and can be used by an individual or an entire family.” This is our Jansa family prayer jar! <3 More like MY prayer jar since the kiddos are too young to
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A Little Inspiration from Sally
When I get the chance to catch up on my daily devotionals, I grab “Mom Heart Moments” by Sally Clarkson. This is by far the best devotional I’ve found and she has several other books in the same religion/faith realm. There’s no pressure to read these daily (although I try), I simply read the dated
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Just a Catholic wife and mama of two young babies trying to spread love of the Lord & keep traditional values alive.
