Blessed Pope John Paul II

Is This Jar Full?

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Blessed Pope John Paul II

A wise, old Benedictine nun teaches a bunch of grumbling first-year seminarians about the necessity of keeping first things first. What can faithful Catholics take away from her lesson to fulfill the responsibilities of faithful citizenship on Election Day 2012?

A Board of Spiritual Directors

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A friend introduced us to the practice of developing a spiritual board of directors, a personal intercessory board to pray with and for us. As Lisa celebrates her 36th year of life, here is her board of spiritual directors who can uniquely support her vocation as wife and mother.

Cardinal-designate Dolan’s “Red-Hat Boot Camp”

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We are Sirius/XM subscribers and one of the programs on The Catholic Channel that has become a weekly pleasure is A Conversation with the Archbishop (now Cardinal-designate Dolan) when New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan discusses a variety of topics and significant issues in the Church. Much of the banter between Cardinal-designate Dolan and program host Fr. … [Read more…]

2011 In Pictures — 7 Quick Takes Style

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2011 has been exciting here at Das Schmidt Haus. Here’s my year in review, 7 Quick Takes style. — 1 — I started 2011 as a new full-time at-home parent after resigning from what many called the “dream job.” Many people didn’t understand my decision to walk away from a job with a very promising … [Read more…]

Crowds Push to See Pope John Paul II Beatified

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The May 2011 issue of The Catholic Mirror is now out! Sure, the priest reassignments are certainly the hot topic for the month, but there is also a story on the front page that is near and dear to our hearts – our “we survived the beatification” story! Thanks to Anne Marie Cox, Mirror staff, for collecting … [Read more…]