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From Grief Through Mourning

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Author Margaret King Zacharias shares her journey through grief and, despite being a personal and unique experience, no one has to go through it alone.

I AM the Light of the World

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As the liturgical year draws to a close and we begin to prepare for the birth of Christ, Tom Medlar offers a reflection of the Light of the World.

I Learned What Home Could Be: Writing, Faith, and the Meantime Life

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In this reflective essay, Janet Tamez shares her journey of writing and faith during a season of living in hotels and searching for stability. She explores how messy journals, Bible plans, conversations with friends, and even Emily Dickinson’s poetry offered unexpected lessons on writing, creativity, and the meaning of home. Catholic writers will find encouragement in every season, even the “meantime” of life.

When I Behold Your Heavens: Hope

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Paula Veloso Babadi extends long-overdue thanks to retired Bishop Felipe J. Estevez, S.T.D., for his encouragement and impact on her writing and diocesan life.

A Nod from God

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Kimberly Novak shares ways in which God inspires our receptivity to His calling.

Sacred Mysteries of the Rosary

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During the month of October, Tom Medlar offers four poems to help us meditate on the rosary. Each poem contemplates the saving graces available in the different mysteries, dwelling on each decade individually.

Touched by an Angel

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Amy Schisler considers the role of our guardian angels.

This Magic Moment

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Devotional writer Lisa Livezey encourages caregivers with an excerpt from her book: Minding Mom: A Caregiver’s Devotional Story.

Making Peace with the Sea Oats

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Paula Veloso Babadi reminisces about part of her youth and letting go while still holding on to what's important.

Praying for the We in Me

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Psychotherapist Tom Medlar reflects on his work with clients over the course of his career, and how these experiences have provided insight into prayer, the communion of saints and the divine indwelling of God in each of us.

A Gift Granted Humanity

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As humans, it can be our instinct to avoid suffering at all costs and hope we can slog through it and survive when it comes. But what if there was a better perspective?

Casting the Net

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Amy Schisler contemplates the trust Peter showed when he obeyed Jesus' command to lower the nets yet again after catching nothing all night.