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  • My Favorite Catholic Devotions

    By Colleen Duggan

    In the past few weeks, an internet meme has been making it’s way across Catholic communities encouraging writers to share some of their favorite prayers.  When fellow Catholic Digest blogger, Becky Elderidge, sugge read more | 4 comments

  • Our Favorite Prayers--Yikes!

    By Connie Clark

    It was supposed to be fun. Simple. A game.  All I had to do was come up with my three favorite prayers. I glibly told my editor I’d do it over the weekend. But I forgot that I don’t do well in the decision-ma read more | 17 comments

  • Catholic Digest readers, Tag you’re it!

    By Becky Eldredge

    There is a bit of a “game” in the Catholic blogger world right now, that started July 19th, where one blogger challenges another blogger to share their top three “go-to” prayers. I was tagged by t read more | 1 comment

  • Try a little kindness

    By Mary Breiner

    In my last blog, I wrote about the rudeness I've been experiencing of late.  Due to some of your powerful responses, I feel I must now write about some of the kindness I've experienced.   There really are some ver read more | 3 comments

  • Refined in fire

    By Colleen Duggan

     A few years ago, I arranged for a friend of mine to watch the children so I could go to Confession.  Happy to have a few minutes alone, I relished the silence of the darkened church as I took time to prepare.   read more | 1 comment

  • Rudeness in our lives

    By Mary Breiner

    I have a confession to make:  I have a very difficult time with rude people, even though I find myself being one from time to time.  I try to be courteous, but often fail when I feel the other person was rude to me. read more | 10 comments

  • God's bigger and better plans

    By Rich Vosler

    The last few weeks have been a very sad time for our family. On July 10, my uncle, my mom's youngest brother, died while trying to navigate his 18 foot fishing boat through an inlet in Cape Cod. We're still not sure what happ read more | 9 comments

  • Cleaning and organizing

    By Becky Eldredge

    I have a confession…I LOVE to organize. Apparently, this is not a new trait, but one I have had since childhood. My mom always tells stories of how I used to straighten my shoes in my closet as a preschooler. I have vi read more | 2 comments

  • Our favorite Christian books for children

    By Colleen Duggan

    After quiet time in my house last week, I found my two older children huddled together in a bed poring over a stack of books we checked out at the library the day before.   Examining every illustration, the kids dis read more | 3 comments

  • My friends

    By Mary Breiner

    I've always thought that God means us to form community by cultivating good friendships as well as family, and I am blessed, honored and humbled to have some great friends. Why do I say this? Because they are always there for read more | 3 comments