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This week, I used an object lesson to introduce my fifth-grade class to the sacraments during our parish’s evening religious education classes. I wrote about it over at Amazing Catechists, and there are already some great ideas in the comments. Hope you find it useful, and please do share your ideas or suggestions if you [...]
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Teaching the Sacraments & Gushing about Women
January 14th, 2012 · No Comments · Books, Education, Faith, Reviews, writing
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A Letter to My Newly Confirmed Niece
November 10th, 2011 · No Comments · family, letters
Dear Ree, There are some who will tell you that you’re now an adult in the eyes of the Church. There’s also an underlying expectation that you’re “done” now that you’re confirmed. Though there’s truth in both of those, I hope you don’t fall for the misleading lies beneath them both. You are an adult, [...]
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The Beauty of the Sacraments
October 26th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Faith, Quotes, reflection
“The sacraments are not magic; rather, they are a personal encounter with the Lord who has real power to heal us. They admit us to the redemptive grace of Jesus and make the mysteries of Christ effective in our lives. Through the acts of the penitent, the one confessing opens his or her heart to [...]
