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Thanksgiving Table (Photo by Richard C MIller - Getty)

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 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...

Got Joy? Latest JOYAlive.net posts 6-10-16

Got Joy? Latest JOYAlive.net posts 6-10-16

St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone – Book review featured on CatholicWritersGuild.org. “St. Thomas is the greatest doctor of the Church,” author Dave Palmer said, “Young children can be taught his basic philosophy, as I do with my 11- and 7-year olds.” Openness to God’s Will is theme of Catholic Writers LIVE – 2016 Catholic Writers Conference...