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March 30, 2025: The Fourth Sunday of Lent
When we think of ourselves, we like to think that we are strong- like an impenetrable fortress, unable to be moved of swayed by any sort of force. Staunch and…
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March 23, 2025: The Third Sunday of Lent
As our temperatures are slowly climbing back into comfortable territory, I can’t help but find myself reminiscing on some of the past plants and gardening I did when I was…
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March 16, 2025: The Second Sunday of Lent
If you’ve ever been to the St. Louis Cathedral Basilica, you know how glorious it is. There are tons of mosaics, statues, and all sorts of marble to look at.…
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March 9, 2025: The First Sunday of Lent
In the face of temptations- what do you do? I remember in particular having a series of strong temptations, during my thirty-day silent retreat of all things. You see, during…
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March 5, 2025: Ash Wednesday
Every time we go through a new year, it seems that one of the hallmarks of the occasion is to plan out our “New Years Resolutions.” The concept of these…
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The Fifth Sunday of Lent
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always had trouble figuring out which season of weather I like best. I have loved snow to some degree, perhaps the cozy fires…
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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…