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Be Quiet! Why silence is so important

April 1, 2022 • podcasts

Episode 6 of my podcast, Life Lines with Mary DeTurris Poust, has posted. You can listen on any of your favorite apps (Spotify, Apple Music, Google, Amazon Music, etc.) or you can click the link below and listen right here. I'm talking about silence and ...

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‘May it be done to me according to your word’

March 25, 2015 • faith

And the angel said to her in reply, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be ...

Happiness and heartache on the confession line

March 23, 2015 • prayer

I am one of those people who actually enjoys confession, hard as that may be for some to believe. It's such an uplifting feeling, to bare you soul, receive ...

What is Church to you? My bishop’s thoughtful take

March 19, 2015 • faith

So often when Dennis and I are standing in front of our ninth-grade faith formation class, our goal is to not only teach our students the truths of our faith ...

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Remembering the ‘oldest altar boy’

November 21, 2012 • faith, family

The beautiful post below by Elizabeth Scalia reminded me so much of my grandfather, who was known in our family and around our home parish church as "the ...

Cardinal Dolan agrees with me: No ‘Black Thursday’

November 20, 2012 • family

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, in a beautifully written column in today's N.Y. Post, addressed the new "Black Thursday" phenomenon that is upon us. As I said in my ...

Black Thursday? Stop. Don’t do it. I beg you.

November 20, 2012 • family

Chiara came home from school yesterday and announced: "I'm going to the mall on Black Friday." Before I could even get past my stunned silence to choke out a ...

Thanksgiving with ‘The Egg Lady’

November 19, 2012 • faith

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I got to thinking back to the first Thanksgiving Dennis and I spent as a married couple. We had moved to Austin ...

What’s your favorite part of Thanksgiving dinner?

November 18, 2012 • Foodie Friday

We're taking a survey at our house this morning: What's the best part of the Thanksgiving dinner? Here's how the votes are breaking down... (more…)

Grab a virtual donut and say hello

November 16, 2012 • Uncategorized

Two different Facebook pages used my comments about Facebook being the new parish hall to prompt new "likes" and start some conversations. I'm thrilled that ...

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