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“To orient your life around Jesus and his teachings positions you to live with greater attentiveness to God’s care and love. What makes...

“When a blessing is invoked, it changes the atmosphere.”  John O’Donohue “Eternal life begins now and refers not only to length of life...

"Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go."* I grew up in a small town across the street from a cornfield. We would watch the...

“Your life is a sacred journey…You are on the path…exactly where you are meant to be right now.” Caroline Adams Miller Before I even knew what was happening, my story began. I entered this world on a cold winter day in Minnesota. Since then, my mom told me that on the day I was born, she looked at me and said, "She looks like a Pam." Suddenly, I had a name. Of course, I have no memory of that. If I wanted to tell you my story, I might start from a different vantage point,

Waiting is something we all have in common. We wait for small things, like the stoplight to change, or big things, like medical test...

The sound of silence is growing at our house as our children are becoming young adults. One of the things I sometimes miss is the sound of their voice - the giggles and squeals of delight when they were little. Come to think of it, there are other voices I miss as well, such as my grandmother, who has gone on to heaven, and a friend who has moved to another part of the country. Sometimes I think of my grandmother and wonder what she would say if we could sit down together for

I noticed a sign with the word gather  in a storefront window display. It reminded me that we have entered a new time of year. It is time to gather. We gather leaves, apples, pumpkins, and the fruit of our harvest. We gather with loved ones to give thanks. It’s also the time to gather ourselves. As the sun sets earlier and the days shorten, it awakens us to the significance of the minutes we have and the need to make the most of them. It’s not easy to make the most of our ti