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7 Things to Brighten Your Day

7 Things to Brighten Your Day

by Brendan Gottschall, SJ | Apr 30, 2020 | Humor, In the News, Signs of Easter, Spirituality    ~ Approx. 2min

It’s still Easter! We may need to look harder to find joy this year, but there are still signs of goodness and humor around us. Here are a few things that have given me a sense of the joy of Easter: 1. “Alexa, let us pray”.  I used to be skeptical of using...

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Lent’s purpose is not a rigid intensifying of rules, but God’s invitation to grow closer to him, whatever our circumstances

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