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The Fourth Sunday of Lent
One of my favorite trips that I have taken in my lifetime quite easily has to be the trip that I took to the Holy Land. While this trip naturally…
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The Third Sunday of Lent
Whenever I was very little, I had an ambitious dream. It was an unusual dream, but it was mine nonetheless. While other children my age may have had so many…
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The Second Sunday of Lent
It was August of 2012. I had just graduated high school, and like so many of my peers, I was looking for a path forward- and somewhere to go. For…
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The First Sunday of Lent
Whenever it came to Lenten practice as the Belken household, there were definitely many traditions that we would follow. Now there are the typical ones that everyone does- giving up…
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Ash Wednesday
When it comes to liturgical celebrations, there are so many that use signs and symbols that we are not used to as a reminder of something important and essential to…
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The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
If you’ve ever heard the country singer Rodney Atkins, you may recognize the song “Watching You” which is a sort of tale about how a father realizes that his young…
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The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
As a whole, there are so many sports at our disposal it almost seems that it is hard to keep track of them- let alone all of the rules. I…
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The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
One of the things that I have always enjoyed while baking, especially since I was younger, is making cookies. There are such a variety of them- whether you like chocolate…
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The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
If you asked an athlete what their goal was in their field or their sport, what would it be? Likely to win. How about an artist- what is their goal…
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The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
In the time that I’ve grown up, it has been amazing to experience the proliferation of the internet. Really, we aren’t all that far removed from the times whenever we…