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I am the mother of a large family. Some would even call it a “very large family.” I have nine children. I’m sensitive to the stereotypes of mothers of large families — they swing from …
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Elizabeth Foss
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5/15/13
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I wear a miraculous medal ring on my right hand. Last year, on the feast of the Visitation, I consecrated myself to the Blessed Mother and put the ring there for always.
The unexpected benefit to …
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Elizabeth Foss
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5/1/13
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605 views
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This is my favorite week of the year. It doesn’t always fall on the same week on the calendar, but it always falls in April and it’s always celebrated the same way in our family. We call it …
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Elizabeth Foss
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4/17/13
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I awoke to the sound of birds this morning — the unmistakable sound that spring has arrived. It’s the Easter season; a grand, glorious explosion of nature into the liturgical year to trumpet for …
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Elizabeth Foss
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4/3/13
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1373 views
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When the print version of this column appears in mailboxes, it will have been a week since Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio took the name Pope Francis. A week is an eternity in this brave new world of …
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Elizabeth Foss
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3/20/13
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2093 views
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It was something I’d done with ease just the previous week. This week, on the same mat, in the same space, I struggled. A trainer spotted me, steadied me and then whispered, “Compassion. Give …
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Elizabeth Foss
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3/5/13
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2432 views
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Dear sweet Karoline,
Sometimes I forget that Benedict XVI is the only pope you’ve ever known. You were named for his predecessor — a name that is a prayer answered and a promise fulfilled. It …
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Elizabeth Foss
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2/27/13
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2655 views
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The day after Ash Wednesday was Valentine’s Day. I wonder how often that happens? We’d made a decision, well in advance, to shift our Valentine celebration to the Sunday following the actual …
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Elizabeth Foss
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2/20/13
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2746 views
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What happens when it all falls apart? What happens when everything that can go wrong, does go wrong? I’m not talking about getting a speeding ticket on your way to buy parts to repair the broken …
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Elizabeth Foss
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2/6/13
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573 views
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In the three weeks between Dec. 21 and Jan. 10, we had a surprise birthday party, three large Christmas celebrations at our home, a rehearsal dinner, a wedding, a graduation party and a day for …
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Elizabeth Foss
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1/23/13
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1322 views
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