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jbeltowski3
Oct 24, 20241 min read
Discussion Questions: Through Esther's Eyes, Part 3
Lazarus was dead for four days. In the novel, we glimpse how Esther feels about it, but we know little of what Lazarus feels. Can you...
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jbeltowski3
Sep 2, 20241 min read
Discussion Questions: Through Esther's Eyes, Part 2
At the wedding feast at Cana, Mary intercedes for Daniel and Athaliah, that there be more wine. Do you seek Mary’s intercession? Do you...
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jbeltowski3
Aug 20, 20241 min read
Discussion Questions: Through Esther's Eyes, Part 1
What have you learned about the period Jesus lived in from the novel? Do you identify with any of the characters? Why? What is your...
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jbeltowski3
May 2, 20245 min read
Anne's Annunciation (Part 4)
A knock rapped at the door. “Who would come at this hour?” Joachim grumbled beside me, turning over onto his side, pulling the wool...
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jbeltowski3
Mar 17, 20246 min read
Anne's Annunciation (Part 3)
I could hear children laughing as they played outside. I heard the talk of women as they worked just outside the bedroom. I heard the...
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jbeltowski3
Mar 8, 20244 min read
Anne's Annunciation (Part 2)
My relatives in Bethlehem scolded and questioned me for allowing Mary to vow herself to virginity. Every Jewish mother hoped to be the...
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jbeltowski3
Mar 1, 20243 min read
Anne's Annunciation (part 1)
Nazareth of Galilee, Palestine St. Anne's perspective There had to be a great reason for Mary to gather us together in the bedroom at the...
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jbeltowski3
Feb 23, 20241 min read
The Strangest Lenten Sacrifice
For the past three years, I gave up cleaning my ears for Lent. This year, I am doing the same. Let me give you some context. I am...
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jbeltowski3
Feb 16, 20243 min read
Holy Mass: A Dialogue
A Dialogue I just noticed at Holy Mass the other weekend, how many times we say “You,” as in “You, God.” And then, how many times the...
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jbeltowski3
Jan 25, 20243 min read
The Continuous March for Life
The Continuous March for Life Last Friday was the March for Life in Washington D.C. As you can suppose, it was a (ginormous) group of...
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jbeltowski3
Jan 11, 20241 min read
I Want a Man
As a woman, I want a man. I want a man who is both strong interiorly and externally. I want a man who is not afraid to cry. I want a man...
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jbeltowski3
Dec 28, 20232 min read
Holding Jesus' Hand
What is it like to hold the hand of Jesus throughout the entire day? I wouldn’t know because I am constantly forgetting that Jesus is...
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jbeltowski3
Dec 19, 20233 min read
When God Seems Close
God has never seemed so close to me. It’s a blessing and I know it, and I must share it so that you find hope in encountering Jesus for...
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jbeltowski3
Dec 11, 20232 min read
The Traveling Vocation Chalice
I looked at the black brief case on our dining room table. Eager to see what was inside, I unlatched the latches and opened it carefully....
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jbeltowski3
Dec 1, 20233 min read
Blood Means...Life?
Where is Blood in the Bible? I heard something on a podcast that blood represents life. It’s not about gore and it is not shed by...
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jbeltowski3
Nov 27, 20233 min read
Being an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion
A Team Effort I am an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist at my parish. I find it so interesting that Jesus works with me as a team....
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jbeltowski3
Nov 17, 20234 min read
Out of the Monastery. So, What Now?
I was pretty fresh out of the monastery when it felt like I had hit a stump. What did the Lord want from me if He didn’t want me to be a...
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jbeltowski3
Nov 10, 20233 min read
For the Love of Saint Peter!
Instead of swearing, I have formed the habit of just saying “For the love of Saint Peter!” I stub my toe: “For the love of Saint Peter!”...
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jbeltowski3
Nov 7, 20233 min read
What was Mary Like?
What was Mary Like? We can actually gather from icons, Sacred Scripture, and Marian apparitions (among other things), to discover what...
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jbeltowski3
Oct 26, 20233 min read
What was Jesus Like? Part 2
What Was Jesus Like? As already stated in the first part, we have heard, “WWJD: What Would Jesus Do?” But what was He like? What can we...
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