Faith Friday Blog

Our life can be a witness for others in little and big ways.

“Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.” - Evangelii Nuntiandi 41

Kim Kim

Praise the Lord

In preparing for this week's writing, I kind of wanted to ask for a pass. I have been struggling with embracing my faith…

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Mary Mary

Ready to Climb

Here we are on the cusp of Holy Week. We are called to walk the Way of the Cross with Our Lord in a special way…

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Alison Alison

Probability

My husband and I both tell the story of how our relationship started when we were in a Crop Science class together at the University of Illinois…

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Kim Kim

Thank You for Showing Me How

As I have written in previous Faith Friday's, I became friends with people who were praying for me and my family before I even actually knew them through the prayer chain…

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Mary Mary

Not For Sissies?

I don’t think I felt surrounded or over-powered (out-numbered, yes!), but growing up in the middle of four brothers did have an impact on me…

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Alison Alison

Noticeably Different

My ashes were a magnet last week. The smudged cross of palm branch ash prompted several conversations…

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Mary Mary

Tent Thoughts

At this point, it’s a fact of life. We celebrate more funerals than weddings…

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Mary Mary

Trappists and Carmelites!

I guess you could call it one of my mom’s sayings, but it was also more than that. It was a unique command, one that I’ve never heard uttered by anyone else before or since…

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Alison Alison

Strength

This week has been a week where many of us needed extra strength to carry us through…

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Mary Mary

Time Out

Somewhere warm and near ocean waves has always been my preferred happy place…

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Alison Alison

Food for the Journey

I felt good. I had way more energy than I usually do at 7pm on a Friday evening. The projector and slides were up. I was ready to give a talk…

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Kim Kim

The Ultimate Influencer

Over the past few years, I have noticed the major impact social media has made on my kids, my students, and even my own life, positively and negatively…

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Mary Mary

Lenten Loopholes

Loopholes. Not a common word in my vocabulary nor one I even think about very often…

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Mary Mary

Prayers Heard and Answered

Does this sound like a familiar scenario to many of you? I began by asking God to give me not only the opportunity, but also the right words. Then I prayed for wisdom and discernment and courage

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Kim Kim

Be Still, My Soul

Father Adam asked the kids at the school mass on Thursday how many of them had ever read or watched the story/movie, "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." A few adults and a small sprinkling of kids had read it…

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Alison Alison

No Foolin’

My family enjoys scaring me.

I told them that I read an article about how frightening someone can take a year off their life for each occurrence. (So at this point, I am convinced that I have lived WELL past my life expectancy in years). That hasn't helped…

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Mary Mary

Empty Handed

It became a family mantra of sorts. I grew up hearing it and, in turn, my husband and I preached it to our kids…don’t leave the car empty-handed! The list of items to be toted included everything from backpacks to groceries, suitcases to toys and everything else in between…

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Alison Alison

Tiny Fingers Point the Way

About ten years ago was our first Spring of baseball games out at a place called the Rec Plex. I remember a particular evening early in that first season…

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