Week In My Life 2015: Tuesday

I am trying to blog every day this week, giving an exclusive look into our fascinating lives through Week In My Life, hosted by Kathryn at Team Whitaker. I'm not sure I'll pull it off, but we're off and running!The boys slept on the floor of our room last night,
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Accepting invite from Rome’s Jewish community, pope to visit synagogue

Pope Francis will visit Rome’s synagogue and meet with the city’s Jewish community Jan. 17.
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Praying for Paris: Our pilgrimage to the City of Light

The glow of sunset from the top of the Eiffel Tower (Photos: Patti Murphy Dohn)After facing some medical challenges this past summer, my husband and I decided that we should cross one of the items off our bucket list. The time was right for a much-anticipated trip to Paris.Having
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Diocesan-based healing ministry brings church’s mercy after abortion

The upcoming Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis is a particularly appropriate time to raise awareness about Project Rachel.
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Bishops, in draft statement, call pornography ‘mortal sin’

In their Baltimore meeting, the U.S. bishops are considering a statement on the dangers of pornography.
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Week In My Life: Monday

This is my third year participating in the Week In My Life link-up. Somehow this year it is landing during an extremely busy week, but aren't they all? Let’s not assume I will blog every day, and then if I happen to come through, we’ll all be surprised. No one
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‘Faithful citizenship’ revisions reflect words of Popes Benedict, Francis

Revisions in the U.S. bishops' quadrennial document on political responsibility draw on the teachings of Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis and take into account developments in U.S. foreign and domestic policy.
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Pray, study, listen to conscience, pope says about eucharistic sharing

Pope Francis responded to question about eucharistic sharing by saying he could not issue a general rule.
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I need your help: Oral history of Catholicism in the 1960s

The 1960s were a remarkable time for the church. The decade saw an unprecedented level of change in the liturgy, Catholics interaction with other religions, the design of churches, the role of the clergy and laity, and many more issues. Never had the church changed so dramatically and so quickly.
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Home to Me…and to Our Children

“Home is where the heart is,” goes the phrase. And it’s true. But for children who are adopted as toddlers, it isn’t as if you can easily explain that a strange, unfamiliar place is home.When we met our sons as toddlers in China, everything was new and different. We were
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Praying for Paris and for peace

Tragedy strikes and my heart goes out to the victims and their families.As someone on the other side of the world, I feel helpless. What can I do? Only pray. As the news unfolds, as the information sounds bleak and scary and horrific, prayer is the only instrument I have.So,
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