Tag: prayer

• Language Learned, Passport Packed

  Sunday, March 17, 2019: This morning, the Second Sunday in Lent, Fr. Gabriel, our parochial vicar, began his homily at 10:30 Mass with, “How is your Lent going?” For the first time in a very long time, I felt as though I was fully prepared to say, “Good!” For a few weeks before Ash Wednesday,…

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  March 18, 2019

  Essay, faith

  Heaven, Lent, passport, prayer, sacrifice, Scotland

• My Nanny Pat

  My aunt, Ann Patricia Harvey Tomancik, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018, just 28 days after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. After spending all weekend doing lesson plans and prepping for missing school, my husband and I flew to Louisiana early Monday morning for the wake on Monday, the funeral on Tuesday, a quick…

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  May 26, 2018

  Essay

  Amite, Belle Chasse, funeral, grief, Louisiana, prayer, rosary, wake

• Find the Joy – Everywhere and Anywhere

  For over a year now, I’ve been ending my tweets and posts on Instagram and Facebook with #findthejoy. Whenever something makes me smile or makes me happy, I snap a pic and tag it #findthejoy. This stemmed from my desire to bring more joy to my social media posts, in an effort to combat the…

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  May 5, 2018

  Essay

  findthejoy, mindfulness, positive outlook, prayer, school, social media

• Invite Him to the Storm

  One of the things I love most about being Catholic is the ability to practice my faith anywhere, anytime. I’ve attended Mass in nearly every state and country that I’ve visited. Sometimes it has been in a foreign language, and while listening to the homily can be a challenge, I know the parts of the…

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  July 28, 2016

  Essay, faith

  ACTS, Catholic, Colossians, Father Oliver Toner, Florida, Fort Myers, Genesis, Irish priest, Louisiana, Luke, Magnificat, Mass, prayer, praying, scripture, teacher, teaching, Thessalonians