Your kids are already heading back to school. You may be at home or at work thinking about them. Maybe you are carrying with you some worry or anxiety. Maybe you are filled with excitement for them. Although you can’t be there with them in person, you can still be united with them in prayer….
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A Birthday Blessing for a Child
As a parent and especially a father, I love the idea of extending a blessing upon our children particularly on special occasions. For my daughter’s birthday this year, I sought out a birthday blessing for a child that I could use during the day. Any of these prayers could work as a blessing to start…
Chalking the Door: The Meaning of 20+C+M+B+YEAR
Why do Catholics have the symbols 20+C+M+B+YEAR written in chalk on or above their doors? The symbols come from a Catholic blessing of the home connected to the Feast of the Epiphany. Here is what they mean: 20+YEAR = The year of the blessing.+ = The CrossC = CasparM = MelchiorB = Balthasar The letters…
Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
Happy Thanksgiving! Here are two things I learned about this holiday a few years ago: It began during the American Civil War (not Plymouth Rock). It was initiated not as a day to give thanks, but as a day to give thanks to God. Take a few minutes today to read President Abraham Lincoln’s original…
Taking the “I” Out of Discernment
Two questions you might ask in discerning God’s will: 1) Lord, what do you want me to do? 2) Lord, what do you want? There is a hint of selfishness in that first question. That’s why the second way to discern God’s will is even better. When we seek out God’s will objectively, then we…
