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Kate Boyce
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EmmaLee Miklosovic
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Fr Patrick Behm
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Toni Hendricks
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Phillip Grothus
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Take Her Into Your Home
I had come feeling the weight of the world on my shoulders; tired, burned out and stressed. Amidst the joys of the conference, I still found myself thinking about seemingly hopeless situations that had only seemed to become more hopeless. Yet in the stillness and quiet, tucked back in the trees with only the sound of the rain and occasional thunder, an incredible peace came over me…
Random Pieces
I found myself meditating on that profound truth… in a discussion about board games… rule books of all things… for most of the remaining drive. What does this podcast about board games and rule books have to do with our faith?
“To Love is to be Vulnerable”
I remember writing in my journal about my heart and telling God I wanted to give him my heart. Don’t be fooled, though. This was not the kind of “give God your heart” that he actually asks for. But, I found that journal entry a while ago. I read it. And I felt sorry for the young college girl who wrote it…
Where is Hell?
Acknowledging how transformative learning about the realities of Heaven and Hell were, I found myself asking “Where is Hell?” NOT “Where is Hell” in terms of a physical location… but where is Hell in the Church?…
Friday the 13th
…This meant I had to stay behind. This day, I was not alone. The boy who seemed to have a mission to make my life a hell on earth, also had to stay behind… I was sure that this boy didn’t really even know my name. If he did, he certainly didn’t care and had only ever referred to me as “F…