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Dear Henry IX

Dear Henry,   This last weekend we took you to New Jersey to be baptized. You were baptized in your grandparents’ living room by the priest from the church where your dad and I met, got married, and had Jacob baptized. It was a wonderful ceremony, welcoming you into the Church. I was worried you […]

January 28, 2013

Faith, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Parenthood, Young Married Mom

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Dear Henry VIII

Dear Henry,   Today you are one month old. You sure don’t look like it! This weekend, we switched out the zero to three month-sized clothes from your drawer and replaced them with three to six month sizes. You are a big guy, following in your brother’s footsteps.   You look a lot like Jacob […]

January 22, 2013

Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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Dear Henry VII

Dear Henry,   Scripture and Tradition never cease to teach and celebrate this fundamental truth: “The world was made for the glory of God.” St. Bonaventure explains that God created all things “not to increase his glory, but to show it forth and communicate it,” for God has no other reason for creating than his […]

December 10, 2012

Faith, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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