Tag: Mary
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Wounds, Laps and Mothering
During prayer this morning, I was reading a blog post from Father John Riccardo which included an excerpt from The Weight of Glory. It talks about how heavenly glory is really about being childlike and feeling glorious because of the way your Heavenly Father dotes on you. At least that was my takeaway. It made…
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The Rosary: Our Own Experience of the Visitation with Mary
The Visitation between Mary and Elizabeth is one of my favorite stories of the Bible. I’m not sure why I am drawn to it…if it’s the idea that Mary, after finding out she will be the Mother of God, forgets herself to go care for her cousin, or if it’s this idea of Mary bringing…
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Emptying Ourselves: A Gift to Receive in Order to Give
When we clear away Christmas decorations, we feel an emptiness in our homes, sometimes it feels good, sometimes it feels weird or unwelcomed. The question is what are we doing in the emptiness?
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That We May Imitate What the Institution of the Eucharist Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Visit Tribe of Many Arrows on Etsy. These images are used with their permission, and I am grateful for these beautiful creations accompanying my reflections this month. Today, we look at the fifth Luminous Mystery of the Rosary: Institution of the Eucharist. The gift of Jesus giving Himself physically so that He can remain with…
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That We May Imitate What the Transfiguration Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Visit Tribe of Many Arrows on Etsy. These images are used with their permission, and I am grateful for these beautiful creations accompanying my reflections this month. Today, we look at the fourth Luminous Mystery of the Rosary: Transfiguration. The Transfiguration has always been a mystery I have wrestled with in terms of being able…
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That We May Imitate What the Proclamation of the Kingdom of Heaven Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Visit Tribe of Many Arrows on Etsy. These images are used with their permission, and I am grateful for these beautiful creations accompanying my reflections this month. Today, we look at the third Luminous Mystery of the Rosary: the Proclamation of the Kingdom of Heaven. This is a tough mystery to capture through a scripture…
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That We May Imitate What the Wedding Feast at Cana Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Visit Tribe of Many Arrows on Etsy. These images are used with their permission, and I am grateful for these beautiful creations accompanying my reflections this month. This is the final week of the “That We May Imitate What They Contain and Obtain What They Promise” series will take a daily look at one mystery…
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That We May Imitate What the Baptism of Jesus Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Visit Tribe of Many Arrows on Etsy. These images are used with their permission, and I am grateful for these beautiful creations accompanying my reflections this month. This is the final week of the “That We May Imitate What They Contain and Obtain What They Promise” series will take a daily look at one mystery…
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That We May Imitate What the Coronation of Mary Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Visit Tribe of Many Arrows on Etsy. These images are used with their permission, and I am grateful for these beautiful creations accompanying my reflections this month. For the month of October the “That We May Imitate What They Contain and Obtain What They Promise” series will take a daily look at one mystery of…
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That We May Imitate What the Assumption Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Visit Tribe of Many Arrows on Etsy. These images are used with their permission, and I am grateful for these beautiful creations accompanying my reflections this month. For the month of October the “That We May Imitate What They Contain and Obtain What They Promise” series will take a daily look at one mystery of…
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That We May Imitate What The Resurrection Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Visit Tribe of Many Arrows on Etsy. These images are used with their permission, and I am grateful for these beautiful creations accompanying my reflections this month. For the month of October the “That We May Imitate What They Contain and Obtain What They Promise” series will take a daily look at one mystery of…
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That We May Imitate What The Crucifixion Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Visit Tribe of Many Arrows on Etsy. These images are used with their permission, and I am grateful for these beautiful creations accompanying my reflections this month. For the month of October the “That We May Imitate What They Contain and Obtain What They Promise” series will take a daily look at one mystery of…
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That We May Imitate What The Carrying of the Cross Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Visit Tribe of Many Arrows on Etsy. These images are used with their permission, and I am grateful for these beautiful creations accompanying my reflections this month. For the month of October the “That We May Imitate What They Contain and Obtain What They Promise” series will take a daily look at one mystery of…
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That We May Imitate What The Crowning of Thorns Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Visit Tribe of Many Arrows on Etsy. These images are used with their permission, and I am grateful for these beautiful creations accompanying my reflections this month. For the month of October the “That We May Imitate What They Contain and Obtain What They Promise” series will take a daily look at one mystery of…
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That We May Imitate What The Scourging at the Pillar Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Image used with permission of Tribe of Many Arrows. Check them out on Etsy: TribeofManyArrows – Etsy. For the month of October the “That We May Imitate What They Contain and Obtain What They Promise” series will take a daily look at one mystery of the Rosary and how we have the opportunity to imitate…
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That We May Imitate What The Agony in the Garden Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Image used with permission of Tribe of Many Arrows. Check them out on Etsy: TribeofManyArrows – Etsy. For the month of October the “That We May Imitate What They Contain and Obtain What They Promise” series will take a daily look at one mystery of the Rosary and how we have the opportunity to imitate…
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Cooking Up Faith Series: Pre-Packaged Is OK Too
Much to my annoyance, at the announcement that instant mac n cheese was for dinner, my kids cheered. I’m sorry…but I am a above average cook. I have bombed sometimes, but generally what I cook is good, above average good. Regardless of this, many nights I have at least two of my four kids seated…
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Rosary Roundup: That We May Imitate What the Joyful Mysteries Contain and Obtain What They Promise
I hope you’ve enjoyed this week’s reflections on how to imitate each of the mysteries. Today, I am including some reflection points and questions for you to dive more deeply into each of the mysteries, considering how you might imitate it and obtain the fruits of each mystery. How are you being called to imitate…
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That We May Imitate What The Finding of Jesus in the Temple Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Image used with permission of Tribe of Many Arrows. Check them out on Etsy: TribeofManyArrows – Etsy. For the month of October the “That We May Imitate What They Contain and Obtain What They Promise” series will take a daily look at one mystery of the Rosary and how we have the opportunity to imitate…
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That We May Imitate What The Presentation in the Temple Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Image used with permission of Tribe of Many Arrows. Check them out on Etsy: TribeofManyArrows – Etsy. For the month of October the “That We May Imitate What They Contain and Obtain What They Promise” series will take a daily look at one mystery of the Rosary and how we have the opportunity to imitate…
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That We May Imitate What The Birth of Jesus Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Image used with permission of Tribe of Many Arrows. Check them out on Etsy: TribeofManyArrows – Etsy. For the month of October the “That We May Imitate What They Contain and Obtain What They Promise” series will take a daily look at one mystery of the Rosary and how we have the opportunity to imitate…
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That We May Imitate What the Visitation Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Image used with permission of Tribe of Many Arrows. Check them out on Etsy: TribeofManyArrows – Etsy. For the month of October the “That We May Imitate What They Contain and Obtain What They Promise” series will take a daily look at one mystery of the Rosary and how we have the opportunity to imitate…
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That We May Imitate What the Annunciation Contains and Obtain What It Promises
Image used with permission of Tribe of Many Arrows. Check them out on Etsy: TribeofManyArrows – Etsy. For the month of October the “That We May Imitate What They Contain and Obtain What They Promise” series will take a daily look at one mystery of the Rosary and how we have the opportunity to imitate…
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Because She Said So
If you are a mom, chances are that you have uttered the phrase, “Because I said so” in response to your children asking why they have to do something you’ve told them to do. Turn off the TV. Why? Because I said so. Get off your screens. Why? Because I said so. Clean your room.…
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Mom Will Take Care Of It
We have a dog, Ryman. And much to the dismay of all my dog-loving friends, this dog has not grown on me in the way that “I could not imagine life without him” (many swore I would feel this way). I never wanted him, my kids did, but as I predicted, I’ve become his primary…
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Cooking Up Faith Series: Family Recipes, Family Prayers
I have already mentioned one of several family recipes passed down through my family—some odder than others. Among our favorites are my dad’s grandmom, Nanny Rayer’s, meatballs and sauce and my mom’s grandmom Avery’s blueberry muffins. The recipes are considered sacred in a way. Are these Nanny’s meatballs? Are there great grandmom’s muffins? If the…
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Cooking Up Faith Series: Seasoning with Saints
I had the absolute pleasure of being a guest on a friend’s podcast, Tripping Over the Saints (episode coming soon). Her podcast is an opportunity to discuss your favorite saint, which was so hard for me. There are so many saints I love and who have influenced and spiced up my faith life. Seemed like…
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Marriage Is Not Black and White; It’s Blue and Brown
When I was driving home from Mass the other day, I was thinking about marriage, about how we sometimes want a solution to be THE solution to our problems. Like there is one recipe…follow these directions and you will end up with the perfect marriage. But alas, that is not the case, every marriage is…
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Cooking Up Faith Series: Unexpected Ingredients
My Grandmom Rayer used to make a macaroni salad for every BBQ we had as a family. When she passed away, my mom was trying to mimic the salad, and I said, “It doesn’t have green olives in it.” My mom surprised said something like That’s right. She did put green olives in it. Internally,…
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This Life is Like a Road Trip
As we pulled up to the traffic light of the main road in our hometown after a 16-day whirlwind road trip of visits TN-PA-NY-NJ-PA-TN, I hadn’t been paying close attention to how close we were to home. Nothing compares to knowing you are close to home, that familiar bed, not having to live out of…
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Cooking Up Faith: The Model from the Mold
When Joe and I were engaged, we were gifted a cooking class at a pretty fancy cooking school. We attended the class with about six other couples. Upon arrival we were shown a finished product of what we would be preparing that evening. The one thing that stood out the most was a potato with…
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Cooking Up Faith Series: Food from the Source
One of the best things about living in Tennessee is access to farm fresh food, but we really hit the jackpot in our new house which is just a mile and a half from a farm which sells its beef and pork right there on property every Wednesday afternoon. Yesterday I went there and they…
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Where Was Mother Mary?
Last year during Lent I prayed the Magnificat from the Bible daily. Originally, I had started at the place of Mary’s words, but one morning, I noticed that the verse actually starts with, “And Mary said.” It caused me to ponder what drew me to that line: “And Mary said.” I thought about how it…