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he is risen – alleluia!
Alleluia, He is Risen! Oh glorious day, this one in which we celebrate the triumphant Lord, ascended into heaven to be with God and to await our hopeful reunion; a future celebration that will be an...
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mama mondays: colors from holy week and easter 2011
Mama Mondays has been quiet this Lent, but with the onset of Easter, so, too, the colors of family life at the Salonen household come alive again! Let’s go back to Holy Thursday. Our bedroom carpet...
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faith fridays: making sense of the crucifixion
There I was, on Easter Sunday, sitting at Mass with my family reading the post-Eucharist reflection in my Magnificat when it jumped out at me: Heather King had authored this reflection. Not some saint...
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writing wednesdays: lenten treasures
While working on a piece for The Forum recently, I learned I had too much material for the space allotted. Rather than waste this gem, I asked my friend Karla Wiegrefe if I could use her piece as a...
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meaningful mondays: broken tradition, happy soul
I broke with tradition Holy Saturday night. It was a very last-minute decision, but I missed our Easter egg coloring in order to attend the three-hour Easter Vigil Mass with our oldest daughter. Miss...
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