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    Becoming a Superhero

    Happy Feast of All Saints from St. Kateri Tekakwitha and St. Bernard of Clairveaux! šŸ„³.  Okay, I know what youā€™re thinking.  Technically, St Bernard wasnā€™t a dog ā€” but technically a St. Bernard is a dog (though, technically St. Bernards arenā€™t light brown) ā€” but I think this costume qualifies for our All Saintā€™s party celebration, wouldn’t you agree?šŸ˜‚. (Give me a break, people, Iā€™m just trying to get through the days over here.) Yes, Catholics do crazy things like have All Saints parties to commemorate the heroes that have gone before us ā€” we call them ā€œsaintsā€. We do even crazier things, like dress up like St. Lucy and…

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    7 Ways to Live a More Intentional Advent

    Advent is upon us. Ā This year, it happens to be the shortest Advent we can possibly have — with the 4th Sunday of Advent also being Christmas Eve —Ā so it’s more important than ever to be intentional about living out Advent. Trying to live a more intentional Advent can help us to keep the really important things a priority and to let go of the small things which don’t really matter in the end. We put a lot of pressure on ourselves to make Christmas special for the people around us, am I right? Ā So it’s time to take a step back and ask ourselves what this season is really…