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Catholic, spends way too much time on the Web, likes theater, shopping, photography, & trivia. Work focus is Ignatian Spirituality.

Chicago
Joined March 2008
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"When she had been looking at the photograph, she had become the person depicted in it, and her dreamy thoughts had lingered on her happiness at that time..." Resurrection, P2, C13 #tolstoyreadalong
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In #WhereWonderLeads, readers are invited to reflect on their spiritual journey as they enter imaginative fairy-tale settings. Which fairy-tale setting are you most drawn to? #LoyolaPress @eclaytopia bit.ly/3RP6BBj
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"They manage somehow, but there's nothin' to manage." Resurrection, P2, C12 #tolstoyreadalong
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St. Leonard, pray for us.
Today's the feast of St Leonard, 6th Century French hermit monk, patron saint of prisoners and often depicted holding chains or manacles as here, standing between St Joan of Arc and St Louis of France in glass by Christopher Whall, 1922 at Apethorpe, Northamptonshire.
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What is the charm of wind chimes? Seriously, please explain.
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Which saintly dreamer are you? Take the @loyolapress quiz to find out! #saints loyolapress.com/catholic-res…
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"It’s a rare treat as a cradle Catholic to encounter a book that, in its entirety, challenges my soul to a deeper encounter while simultaneously teaching me new things about the faith I’ve studied for decades." catholicmom.com/articles/ive…
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"...as happens when you are dreaming, he knew that this had all gone, and a terrible sadness came over him." Resurrection, P2, C3 #tolstoyreadalong
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"...but it would be wrong to say of one individual that he is good or bright, and of another that he is bad or stupid. But that is how we always do divide people up. And it is wrong." (2/2) Resurrection, P1, C59 #tolstoyreadalong
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"We can say of a man that he is more often good than bad, more often bright than stupid, more often dynamic than apathetic, and vice versa..." (1/2) Resurrection, P1, C59 #tolstoyreadalong
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"She obviously saw herself as a heroine, willing to lay down her life for the cause, even though she was scarcely capable of explaining what the cause was, or how to measure its success." Resurrection, P1, C55 #tolstoyreadalong
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"'You want to use me to save your soul,' she went on, anxious to unburden herself of everything that had welled up in her spirit." Resurrection, P1, C48 #tolstoyreadalong
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I know @readathon isn't active anymore on this channel, but #deweysreadathon is this weekend! Any readers here joining in?
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Anyone know what I can make with Kraft grated cheddar cheese? Was hoping to make mac-n-cheese like in the old days, but the texture is wrong, and product doesn't melt. @kraftcheese
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St. Denis, pray for us.
Today is, among other things, the feast of St. Denis of Paris He is a Cephalophore That means he is in a particular category of saint that is often depicted carrying his or her own head away from their execution Cephalophore essentially means "head carrier"
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