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Seeds Germinate

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Seeds Germinate

by Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB Without the experience of darkness we would not recognize light. Our roots of belief grow in the fact that Jesus rose from the darkness of his Passion. He rose from an earthen tomb. We sprout and develop faith, our light drawn to His light. We bear fruit by being...

Holiday Fruits

Faithfulness / Family / Friends / Holidays / Holy Spirit / Joy / Nancy Ward

Holiday Fruits

Whether the holidays bring us closer to our family or we still keep our distance, they are always our family. Some family members are more loveable than others. We are more loveable to some of them than to others. But we are family. We struggle with accepting them as they are while we long for...