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“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God” (Mi 6:8).
What does the Lord require of …
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By Elizabeth Foss
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5/16/12
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On a beautiful day in the middle of the woods, I heard the familiar and unmistakable sound of chapel bells. I scrambled to find my iPhone and remembered I didn’t have it with me. Those chapel bells …
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By Elizabeth Foss
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5/2/12
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On Easter Sunday, after we’d eaten and hunted plastic eggs, my 5-year-old gathered all her siblings and cousins and proceeded to direct them in a backyard production of the Easter story from the …
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By Elizabeth Foss
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4/18/12
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It was the perfect storm. Just as the HHS mandate was making front-page news and all the world was becoming aware that the Catholic Church forbids contraception, Rick Santorum was pushing toward the …
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By Elizabeth Foss
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4/4/12
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Perhaps you’ve seen the ad? A couple is readying for their wedding day. Independently, each of them is warned ominously that the end is near; they will lose everything. They begin to feel a little …
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By Elizabeth Foss
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3/21/12
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It’s one of those clichés that rings all to true: Most mothers have very little time alone. The joke is that she goes into the bathroom to be alone and often is joined by a child or two even …
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By Elizabeth Foss
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3/7/12
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Here is where I admit that I like Lent. After the busy happiness of Christmas and the inevitable juggling of schedules and commitments that comes with the new year, I like to peel back the layers of …
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By Elizabeth Foss
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2/22/12
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I've been praying hard lately about quiet. Slow. Soft. Whisper. I've been praying about creativity and asking God what He would have me do. And I don't have a crystal clear answer. For so long, my …
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By Elizabeth Foss
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2/8/12
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I’m writing this column from Disney World. My husband and I have been here for nearly a week with eight of our children. We have had a truly wonderful time. Some would call it “magical.” …
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By Elizabeth Foss
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1/18/12
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The sky is glowing a lovely shade of purplish pink as I write this morning. A new day dawns with all its hope and promise. By the time you read this column, a new year will have dawned. Pink with …
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By Elizabeth Foss
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1/4/12
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1482 views
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