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Back-to-School Prayers for Children

By Jared Dees

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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August 21, 2019 Filed Under: Everyday Prayers, Prayer

A Birthday Blessing for a Child

By Jared Dees

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…

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August 14, 2019 Filed Under: Catholic Prayers, Everyday Prayers, Prayer

Chalking the Door: The Meaning of 20+C+M+B+YEAR

By Jared Dees

Chalking the Door

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…

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January 7, 2018 Filed Under: Catholic Prayers, On Spirituality, Prayer

Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

By Jared Dees

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…

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November 23, 2017 Filed Under: Prayer

Taking the “I” Out of Discernment

By Jared Dees

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…

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November 9, 2017 Filed Under: How to Pray, On Spirituality, Prayer

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Jared Dees is passionate about sharing practical resources to teach faith. He is best known for his website The Religion Teacher and is the author of many books including 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator, To Heal, Proclaim, and Teach, Praying the Angelus, Christ in the Classroom, and Beatitales: 80 Fables about the Beatitudes for Children. See all of Jared's Books →

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