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I would like to add an image for you about physical pain, but when I looked around none of them could describe it as well as this: I was recently diagnosed with pneumonia but that’s not a big deal; it seems like I get pneumonia every year. My chest hurts, I take antibiotics, I substitute… Read more
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Some people have a hard time making semi-friends or even just acquaintances. Many people have a hard time time making friends. Everyone has a hard time find that diamond of a friend who cares about you so much they will say, “I love you for you.” Unfortunately, we can all have intense friendships that last… Read more
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Do you know who this is? This is St. Thomas Aquinas, a Doctor of the Church, best known for his Summa Theologica. “It is a compendium of all of the main theological teachings of the Catholic Church, intended to be an instructional guide for theology students, including seminarians and the literate laity.” What is the Summa Theologica anyway? “It is “one of the… Read more
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Can you keep a secret? I know only a handful of people read my blog. I know my family certainly doesn’t, so I know I can tell you. You must know this part first. I have a brother, sister-in-law, and neice who live in the next city over. His other daughter just had a baby.… Read more
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Actually I don’t hold global warming or more accurately, global climate change, as a laughing matter at all. According to the United Nations, global climate change “refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Such shifts can be natural, due to changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions. But since the 1800s, human… Read more
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On November 10, 2017, the day before my birthday, my parents happened to be passing through town from Virginia on their way to a retreat at St. Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana. I had been looking at cats to adopt. I was thinking of an adult cat because they are hard to adopt out, but the… Read more
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All Souls’ Day always falls on November 2, directly after after All Saints’ Day. Just like its name implies it is a day where we celebrate those that have gone before us and crossed that rainbow bridge. In fact, many churches have places where you can write down the names of people you want to… Read more
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My beloved mother had such a hard time with chapter two of my novel she didn’t finish; whereas, my dad liked one of my books so much he fell asleep reading it (see photo) and read it in two days. I didn’t know whether to be grateful for the extremely valuable feedback or my own… Read more
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I started writing my fourth novel, and I had a great outline–it was perfect! Then, when I started writing it did a complete 180 and the story changed. I had another fabulous critique night, assuming you’re using the word to mean large and bad. However, someone suggested I put a major event at the beginning… Read more
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