COMING TOGETHER IN CANDLELIGHT
Have you ever been to a Christmas Candle Lighting service or midnight mass and noticed that people come together with their families, sometimes bringing with them people who might never…
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Ode to Joy
Do you remember the first time you heard a live performance of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy?” It is a magnificent experience that usually brings the audience to their feet! Beethoven’s…
BELOVED COMMUNITY: LONGING TO BELONG
One of the strongest needs of the soul is for community, to belong. Loneliness is a common complaint in our society, and the recent collective pandemic experience has only exacerbated…
WELCOME TO YOUR DREAM HOME
As a child I remember playing house. My friends and I would act out the roles we observed of our mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters. Typical scenes included setting up,…