Category: Holidays

Featured Favorite: God Knows

And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.”
And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.” So I went forth, and finding the Hand of God, trod gladly into the night. And He led me towards the hills and the breaking of day in the lone East.

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Featured Favorite: Thanksgiving Blessings

Edelweiss Grace

Our family tradition for Thanksgiving grace is sung to the tune of  “Edelweiss” from The Sound of Music. At the festival, the Von Trapp family performed the forbidden national anthem as they prepared to escape the country.

Bless our friends,
Bless our food,
Come, O Lord, and sit with us.
Make our talk glow with peace
Come with your love to surround us.
Friendship and peace may it bloom and grow,
Bloom and grow forever.
Bless our friends, bless our food.
Bless our dear land forever.

CatholicMom: ‘Tis the season for evangelizing

If you think the last thing you want to talk about at a Thanksgiving dinner or a Christmas Eve gathering is evangelization, I’ve got good news for you! ‘Tis the season for evangelization! As the year winds down, it provides the perfect time to honor God for all he has done for you in 2019. Telling the Good News of God’s mercy and love is called evangelizing. And the most effective way to evangelize, according to Saint John Paul II, is through your personal witness. That’s what you have available to you all the time wherever you are.

The celebrations during this season are good settings to share your faith. Why? Because most people are relaxed. They haven’t seen you for a while. They are both curious to hear stories about you and ready to tell of their adventures and accomplishments. But they may not be expecting a story about a miracle, healing or encounter with God.

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Got Joy? Latest Posts 12-28-18

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  Thanksgiving Blessings: Edelweiss and the Doxology Our family tradition for Thanksgiving grace is sung to the tune of  “Edelweiss” from the Sound of Music. The Von Trapp family at the festival performed the forbidden national anthem, Edelweiss, as they prepared to escape the country. Our family sings the Edelweiss blessing at Thanksgiving. https://joyalive.net/thanksgiving-blessings-eidelweissdoxology//11/the-surprising-holy-spirit.html/  ...

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Featured Favorite: Unique Puzzle Pieces

You and your husband are planning a vacation for your family.  As a wife and mother, you visualize a resort where you can leave the cleaning and cooking to someone else and relax by the pool. Your husband wants to go camping. In our Marriage Enrichment study, “A Marriage Made in Heaven,” we learned about...