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Let It Out!
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mpratt
Happy Easter! He Is Risen! Alleluia! Today, we meet in church and at home with friends and family, our faith communities, and we celebrate the glorious Resurrection of Our Lord! This is truly my favorite holy-day, and not only because it is so filled with joy, from music to decorations to the hints of spring…
Food for Thought: Participatory Humor
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mpratt
The old saying goes, “Laughter is contagious,” and so often, we discover that’s true. Someone in a meeting starts to giggle. He or she happens to glance over at a coworker, and that person “catches” the giggle, tries to stifle it, but cannot. Soon, a current of funny starts darting about the room until, finally,…
A Praying Spirit: Pray It Aloud
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mpratt
Today, we think of it as speaking in our regular tone and volume, but did you know that an archaic meaning for the word “aloud” is “singing with joy?” For this post, I’d like to suspend our contemporary understanding of “aloud” and focus on the one meant ages and ages ago: When we pray this…
Food for Thought: Song of the Sea
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mpratt
Oh, wow, what a wonderful movie is “Song of the Sea!” The story, animation,acting, and music all combine to make a beautiful and moving story lyrically laced with Irish folklore and touchingly told in a familiar familial way. I really enjoy animated movies, but I know many adults shy away from them, especially if they…
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