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  • Reconciliation Rocks

    By Connie Clark

    If there’s one thing you can be sure about with teenagers, it’s that you can never be sure of what they’re going to say. For instance:   “Reconciliation rocks, man.”   These are act … read more | 7 comments

  • What do you think of the New Roman Missal?

    By Connie Clark

    So how did you do with the new Roman Missal translation at Mass this weekend? I flubbed the “And with your spirit,” response a few times, but I left Mass feeling more energized and involved than I have in a long t … read more | 15 comments

  • Losing Teeth, Gaining Wisdom

    By Connie Clark

    I’m not sure which event my son is dreading more: his upcoming oral surgery, or his confirmation retreat this weekend.  At least when he gets his wisdom teeth pulled, he’ll get anesthesia and painkillers. But … read more | 4 comments

  • Called on the Carpet

    By Connie Clark

    The sports car revved and twitched like a pony at the gate. Waiting impatiently at the traffic light, it was the kind of car that shouted power, wealth, and life in the fast lane. But its license plate made another statement: … read more | 3 comments

  • Loser

    By Connie Clark

    Not a loser…but working on it.   Since becoming a parent I’ve broken several vows about things I’d never do in public. I’ve yelled at umpires. I’ve told my teenager he’s cute. (In f … read more | 4 comments

  • Connecting to Japan, and the world

    By Connie Clark

    As I write this, it’s been more than a week since the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.  During those first horrifying hours, most of us were glued to our T.V. and computer screens, watching in shock as … read more | 7 comments

  • The Keys That Can Open Anything

    By Connie Clark

    Thousands of miles from the Vatican apartment where a saint lay dying, a woman knocked on a church door. Locked. She hurried to a side door and tugged at the handle, but it, too, was locked.   "Hello? Anyone home?" She … read more | 6 comments

  • Praying for Friends and Family in Tucson

    By Connie Clark

    It was supposed to be a fun Saturday afternoon. When Suzi Hileman saw an opportunity to meet a member of Congress, she probably thought of her young friend, Christina Taylor Green. So on January 8 she invited the nine-year-ol … read more | 7 comments

  • Called to Call

    By Connie Clark

    I got one of those new “smart” phones last month, and it does so much, I’m thinking of giving it a name and enrolling it at the local community college. Right now it’s vacuuming upstairs. Later today i … read more | 8 comments

  • Just be thankful it wasn’t me

    By Connie Clark

    “Lord, teach us to pray.”   We don’t know which of the disciples made this simple request of Jesus, but we can all be thankful he was nothing like me. I’d be too busy complaining about how tired … read more | 7 comments