Category: Hospitality
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Snow Day Stewardship
If you live a part of the world where snow falls at least occasionally in the winter, you probably have experienced the event of a snow day. That’s when schools are cancelled, government is shut down, and some businesses are closed. Parents often need to take a personal day to stay with their children. In…
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The Good News of Catholic Schools
For more than two decades, I was involved with RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.) There are many reasons why people decide to deepen their relationship with God or become fully initiated into the Catholic Church. Each person has a unique story and journey. It is one of the aspects of working with RCIA…
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To Teach as Jesus Did
In To Teach as Jesus Did, from 1972, the US Bishops stated the following: The educational mission of the Church is an integrated ministry embracing three interlocking dimensions: the message revealed by God (didache) which the Church proclaims; fellowship in the life of the Holy Spirit (koinonia); service to the Christian community and the entire human…
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These People Are Gifts
An Everyday Stewardship Reflection for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2016 When I look back over my life I see so many people who played an important role in my becoming who I am today. Some of them taught me about life, some shared with me stories that made me feel more human, and…
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Everyone Deserves Love
Years ago, I asked our parish faith formation children to pray for children who were seeking to be adopted into a loving family. I received the first names and pictures of children in foster care in our area and gave each class a different child. In the month of stewardship of prayer that we were…
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Jesus is HERE!
Turning to the disciples in private he said, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.” from Luke 10, Gospel from Tuesday of…
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To Be Gracious
(Second Reading for First Sunday in Advent) Brothers and sisters: May the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we have for you, so as to strengthen your hearts, to be blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus…
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Giving Thanks is the Main Thing
If you live in the US, during this week there will be constant attempts to hijack your mind and heart. You will be told that if you do not get to a certain store at 4 a.m. you will miss the greatest deal of your lifetime. You be tempted to leave family members on a…
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Lost No More / All Souls Day
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. But I told you that although you have seen [me], you do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone…
Tracy Earl Welliver 