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Julie Davis

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Julie Davis tops the JOYAlive.net charts!

The stats are in! The highest rated post on JOYAlive.net for 2017 with 462 views was From Atheist to Happy Catholic, the dramatic conversion story of Julie Davis. Congratulations, Julie! Later in the year, I interviewed Julie about her new book, Seeking Jesus. That interview was published on CatholicStand.com and CatholicMom.com.   Joy Stories Everyone...

Lent: This is My Body

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Lent: This is My Body

by Amy Welborn For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” (1 Corinthians...

Lent: You Are in Me

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Lent: You Are in Me

by Amy Welborn In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you. (John 14:19-20) In this online world, it’s possible...

Lent: An Open Spirit

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Lent: An Open Spirit

by Amy Welborn One thing I ask of the Lord; this I seek: To dwell in the Lord’s house all the days of my life, To gaze on the Lord’s beauty, to visit his temple. (Psalm 27:4) I was sitting in a church one weekday and saw a woman come in and sit down. She...

Lent: Teach Your Children

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Lent: Teach Your Children

by Amy Welborn Take care and be earnestly on your guard not to forget the things which your own eyes have seen, nor let them slip from your memory as long as you live, but teach them to your children and to your children’s children… (Deuteronomy 4:9) This is something we tend to fret about,...

Lent: Your Ways

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Lent: Your Ways

by Amy Welborn Happy those who do not follow the counsel of the wicked, Nor go the way of sinners, or sit in company with scoffers. Rather, the law of the Lord is their joy; God’s law they study day and night. (Psalm 1:1 -2) I always appreciate the opportunity to hear priests from other...