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A hearty pasta to celebrate St. Joseph

St. Joseph's Day pasta

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | March 2019


But as St. John Paul II said, St. Joseph was more than “a just man and tireless worker.”
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French Crêpes

The Candlemas Connection

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | January February 2019


Mark the holiday on Feb. 2 with French Crêpes
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German Advent cookies

German Advent cookies are a labor of love

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | December 2018


This fall, my husband and I hosted our first-ever Oktoberfest gathering, which i...
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Basil Salmon

Discovering the cross with sweet-smelling basil

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | September 2018


Both the sign of the cross and this sweet-smelling herb help us uncover the true cross of Christ
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Heirloom tomatos

Blessed Fruit on the Feast of the Assumption

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | July August 2018


The ancient blessing on the Feast of the Assumption reminds us to pause and be grateful
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Strawberry Shortcake

Take ‘heart’ in knowing Jesus loves you

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | June 2018


Strawberries and Prayer help you share the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus with your family this June
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A dessert fit for a May crowning

A dessert fit for a May crowning

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | May 2018


A daughter's spontaneous May crowning is a reminder of Mary's beauty and the beginning of a tasty tradition
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We can’t live on bread alone … but try this bruschetta

We can’t live on bread alone … but try this bruschetta

Culture
By MICHELLE DIFRANCO | April 2018


A batch of Tuscan bruschetta with tomatoes celebrates St. Catherine of Siena
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A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time

March 2018


What was the best thing about playing the part of Meg? What part of her chara...
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There are shortcuts in cooking, but not in faith

There are shortcuts in cooking, but not in faith

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | March 2018


On the weekends my kids usually request waffles for breakfast. Not the easy ones...
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Creating an appetite for faith

Creating an appetite for faith

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | January/February 2018


We recently hosted dinner for two of our parish priests, and in the minutes befo...
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A recipe leads to Fatima

A recipe leads to Fatima

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | May 2017


A short time ago, I met up with a couple of friends for coffee at a small café, ...
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Easter lessons for kids

Easter lessons for kids

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | April 2017


My daughter once asked me, “Mom, what is the best thing that’s ever happened to ...
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Fishing for answers

Fishing for answers

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | March 2017


My child asks me if lobster are fish. I say no, they are crustaceans. He asks...
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Paczki 1

Enjoy authentic paczki before observing Lent

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | January/February 2017


A year ago, on the eve of Fat Tuesday, I came across a table full of assorted bo...
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Anticipating the birth of Jesus with a Jesse tree

Anticipating the birth of Jesus with a Jesse tree

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | December 2016


A few years ago, I remember going through my 7-year-old son’s backpack and findi...
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Giving thanks for the present

Giving thanks for the present

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | November 2016


Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself (Mt 6:34) ...
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Slow-cooker chili to break a fast

Slow-cooker chili to break a fast

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | October 2016


More than ever, there is a great need for healing in our world. So much so that ...
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Michaelmas blackberry crisp

Michaelmas blackberry crisp

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | September 2016


In Ireland and the UK, since the Middle Ages, tradition and folklore have surrou...
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Celebrating a selfless Polish priest

Celebrating a selfless Polish priest

Culture
By Michelle Difranco | July/August 2016


“No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends.” (...
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‘Get the lead out’ food to fight lead exposure

‘Get the lead out’ food to fight lead exposure

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | June 2016


For a community that has already faced many challenges, Flint’s residents are no...
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A Mary Garden - simple and symbolic

A Mary Garden - simple and symbolic

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | May 2016


May is an exciting time of year for my husband and me. Summer is around the corn...
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Keep the Easter flame alive in your home

Keep the Easter flame alive in your home

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | April 2016


I love candles. They symbolize life, love and celebration. And I love burning th...
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The feast goes on

The feast goes on

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | March 2016


A typical Easter Sunday during my childhood included attending Mass with my fami...
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The recipe for Catholic Education

The recipe for Catholic Education

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | January/February 2016


I remember one day during lunch duty at the kids’ school, I saw a plate of dark ...
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Proclaiming the Good News artfully

Proclaiming the Good News artfully

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | December 2015


I can’t speak for everyone, but personally, I find that sharing the faith is not...
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Holy enough to forgive Human enough for a sweet tooth

Holy enough to forgive: Human enough for a sweet tooth

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | October 2015


The life of Pope St. John Paul II is well documented in photos and video, and I ...
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Liberating mercy

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | June 2015


Mercy. It is lovely and precious when we receive it. It can be arduous and chall...
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Making the case for a rosary

Making the case for a Rosary

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | Photography by Shane Folkertsma | May 2015


A year before I met my husband, I had hit a low point in my life. I was feeling ...
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A tall stack of hospitality

A tall stack of hospitality

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | April 2015


To harbor the harborless is a corporal work of mercy that simply means to provid...
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Why not donate something new

Why not donate something new?

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | March 2015


Laundry is at the top of my list of most daunting household chores. But there ar...
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Serving Up Dignity

Serving up Dignity

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | January/February 2015


When it comes to feeding the hungry, I think of our neighboring soup kitchens an...
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Treasures of faith: An Advent project

Treasures of faith: An Advent project

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | December 2014


This last year, we were blessed with a new addition to our family. It was very u...
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Seasoned with sharing

Seasoned with sharing

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | November 2014


The impulse to share can start at a young age. I’ll never forget the one day my ...
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Words that help us mind our words

Words that help us mind our words

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | October 2014


"…Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, w...
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Stolen French bread and fine silverware

Stolen French bread and fine silverware

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | September 2014


Les Miserables reminds us that no possession is worth more than the opportunity to save a soul
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A recipe for all seasons

A recipe for all seasons

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | June 2014


The news lately seems filled with stories about situations in which religious in...
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Maybe Mom was right - Developing a taste for Brussels sprouts and God’s laws

Maybe Mom was right - Developing a taste for Brussels sprouts and God’s laws

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | May 2014


For the longest time, Brussels sprouts have gotten a bad rap. We are haunted by ...
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Rediscover Sunday, family time, and POTROAST

Rediscover Sunday, family time, and POTROAST

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | April 2014


The rediscovery of this day [Sunday] is a grace which we must implore, not only ...
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Lighting the way of the cross

Lighting the way of the cross

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | March 2014


I’ll never forget the time back in high school when my dad put the kibosh on my ...
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DAILY BREAD for the  body and spirit

DAILY BREAD for the body and spirit

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | January/February 2014


During the holidays, we can be prone to overindulging between Christmas and New ...
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Hecho en México

Hecho en México

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | December 2013


Celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe with this delicious Mexican cho...
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European seeds, American harvest

European seeds, American harvest

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | November 2013


Thanksgiving is one of the most purely and authentically American of holidays. O...
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Something to offer

Something to offer

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | September 2013


Jesus loves the poor. Scripture doesn’t just mention that fact; it repeats it ov...
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A display of support

A display of support

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | July/August 2013


"Behind and prior to every vocation to the priesthood or the consecrated life th...
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Selfish or shellfish?

Selfish or shellfish?

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | June 2013


I never used to like seafood. Particularly shellfish. Extra-particularly, raw sh...
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A little change for a malt

A little change for a malt

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | May 2013


Every day after school, at pick-up, I ask my kindergartener the same question as...
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A prayer for battle

A prayer for battle

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | March 2013


Just a few months before our wedding, my husband and I attended a retreat for en...
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A real American hero

A real American hero

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | January/February 2013


Americans love to root for the home team. We celebrate our nation’s historical h...
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ReADVENTing a calendar

ReADVENTing a calendar

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | December 2012


When I was a child, I was given one of those chocolate Advent calendars. It was ...
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Leftovers redeemed

Leftovers redeemed

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | November 2012


A year ago, I prepared a last minute Thanksgiving feast for my husband, kids and...
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A Message of HOPE

Nobility for Christ

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | September 2012


A Message of HOPE Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you ...
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Imagine a young man of noble birth living in the early 16th century...

Imagine a young man of noble birth living in the early 16th century...

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | July/August 2012


Imagine a young man of noble birth living in the early 16th century in the pictu...
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Faith the size of a mustard seed potato salad

Faith the size of a mustard seed potato salad

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | June 2012


The Lord replied, “If you had faith like a mustard seed you could say to this mu...
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Growing in faith

Growing in faith

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | May 2012


I’ll never forget the day when, newly married, I walked into my kitchen and foun...
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Sweet mercy

Sweet mercy

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | April 2012


It was a cold and dreary April day. Easter Sunday had come and gone. I was feeli...
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Meatless Variety

Meatless Variety

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | March 2012


It seems there are many Catholics who groan during Lenten Fridays. Is it really ...
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Poletown pierogies

Poletown pierogies

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | January/February 2012


During my college years, I would, from time to time, work off-campus at a diner ...
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A light for us all

A light for us all

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | December 2011


Christmas is great. Winter is not. Outside of the excitement for the holidays, m...
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Eat and be Mary

Eat and be Mary

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | October 2011


Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain town: and a ce...
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A feast fit for a priest - Chicken piccata with mushrooms

A feast fit for a priest - Chicken piccata with mushrooms

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | July/August 2011


The older I get, the more I realize the value, sacrifice and contributions of th...
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A blessing for the  home

A blessing for the home

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | June 2011


It happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was bapti...
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The dish on working together

The dish on working together

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | May 2011


As a wife and mom, I find that sacrifice can be broken down into two categories....
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A Polish Easter

A Polish Easter

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | May 2011


I laugh when I think back to the times my neighbor and I would take long walks t...
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Remembering a shepherd

Remembering a shepherd

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | March 2011


Imagine entering a hostile land filled with savage people. You know but a few wo...
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What I learned from a pretzel

What I learned from a pretzel

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | January/February 2011


I will never forget the afternoon God spoke to me through the Google search engi...
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An Advent’urous design

An Advent’urous design

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | December 2010


For several Advents now, I have felt that I should observe the tradition of usin...
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Once upon a time

Once upon a time

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | October 2010


Albert Einstein once said, “The only reason for time is so that everything doesn...
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Sundae School

Sundae School

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | June 2010


It’s funny what we remember from school. I’ll never forget the poster that hung ...
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From recliner to remembering

From recliner to remembering

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | May 2010


Let’s face it, a reclining chair is a man’s greatest treasure. There’s just no p...
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Will evangelize for food

Will evangelize for food

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | April 2010


Have you ever considered how dining together can break down walls? The meal, as ...
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Managing God’s Gifts – a stewardship journal

Managing God’s Gifts – a stewardship journal

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | March 2010


Since birth, my 4-year-old daughter has been quiet, independent, sweet and easy ...
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Got milk? Got a date? Tres Leches Cake

Got milk? Got a date? Tres Leches Cake

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | January/February 2010


Having met my husband through an online Catholic dating network, there is often ...
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Starry Night Christmas Punch

Starry Night Christmas Punch

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | December 2009


It’s the official drink of the “Please join us for refreshments after Mass” Cath...
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Make leftovers gourmet rice and potato soup

Make leftovers gourmet rice and potato soup

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | November 2009


I recently had the displeasure of deep-cleaning my fridge and finding a couple o...
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Good to the last leaf

Good to the last leaf

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | June 2009


Most moms struggle with the daily dinnertime trauma of getting their kids to eat...
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Jesus vs. the Easter Bunny

Jesus vs. the Easter Bunny

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | April 2009


A recent trip to Target made me rethink bringing my 2-year-old son anywhere just...
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From fat to frugal

From fat to frugal

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | January/February 2009


Fat Tuesday has really developed a name for itself. Spring break and the New Orl...
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Christmas recycled - what to do with all those cards

Christmas recycled - what to do with all those cards

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | December 2008


Every January, it happens. I collect the beautifully illustrated Christmas cards...
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Soup that’s a work of art – one of God’s simple blessings

Soup that’s a work of art – one of God’s simple blessings

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | June 2008


One crisp, autumn evening, I decided to make some of my homemade butternut squas...
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Frame of Faith

Frame of faith

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | March 2008


I remember getting scolded by my grandmother at a very young age for what she co...
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Traditional Potato Cake

Irish roots

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | January/February 2008


I discovered quite a bit on my recent trip to Ireland. First, traveling overseas...
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Cathedral Cookie with window

Cathedral cookies for Christmas

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | December 2007


I’ll never forget that first day of being away from home when I went to college....
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Irish roots

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | November 2007


I discovered quite a bit on my recent trip to Ireland. First, traveling overseas...
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A spiritual lift in a gift basket

A tisket, a tasket

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | October 2007


Not long ago, a friend of mine was sharing how down she was feeling. She was pon...
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Good Cheer Smoothie

Good-cheer smoothie

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | July/August 2007


One hot summer day, my husband David came into the house with an ice-cold smooth...
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St. Peter's Fish Pronto

St. Peter's Fish pronto

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | June 2007


It’s Saturday evening and I reach into the fridge for last night’s leftovers to ...
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Crafted wooden images of Mary

Imagery that's good

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | May 2007


As a relatively new mom, I am growing more and more sensitive to the corrosive e...
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Warm Hearty Soup

Hearty soup to honor a strong man

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | March 2007


Lent is upon us, and I once again have that $64,000 question on my mind: What al...
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Low-fat Chicken Pot Pie

Points in heaven versus pounds on hips

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | January/February 2007


If you belong to a gym or fitness center like I do, you’ve probably noticed the ...
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A votive candle for remembering

A candle for remembering

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | November 2006


With Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner, it’s hard not to get caught u...
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Thank you for that really important gift

Thank you for that really important gift

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | October 2006


In the last year and a half, I have received generous gifts for two wedding show...
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Light up your summer nights with Luminaria

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | September 2006


In January, I attended a prayer service for Sanctity of Human Life Sunday at my ...
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Surprise! Grilled Cheese that's actually not

Meatloaf? Grilled cheese?

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | May 2006


There are a number of different true miracles that have been recorded in history...
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Soup for the soul

Soup for the soul

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | April 2006


Let’s face it. We have all experienced times when we’ve been mid-burger at the f...
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Tasty homemade glazed cinnamon rolls

A tasty tradition

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | December 2005


Shortly after my parents got engaged, my father was sent to Vietnam. During his ...
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Beaded Rosary bracelet

Fighting evil with prayer

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | October 2005


During the last months and years, evil has been in the news. War, terrorism, hum...
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Mediterranean-style whole wheat pizza

What would Jesus eat?

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | September 2005


It would appear as if the low-carb diet phenomenon has finally started to wane. ...
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Children's craft filled with Candy for St. Nicholas

Shoes for St. Nick

Culture
By Michelle DiFranco | December 2004


It’s easy amid the commercialization of the Christmas season to forget that Sant...
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Dresser Ministry chest of drawers

Dresser ministry

Culture
June 2004


In Nancy Kujawa’s opinion, a pregnant woman without means shouldn’t have to go w...
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Beaded Mother's Day Necklace

Mother's Day devotion

Culture
By Patricia Majher | May 2004


What do you do to honor your mother on Mother’s Day? Do you take her out for a n...
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An indoor Mary garden of flowers

Flowers of faith

Culture
April 2004


Have you ever seen a statue of Mary standing in a flower bed in somebody’s yard?...
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Oven fried fish, crab cakes and more

Meatless meals

Culture
By Patricia Majher | March 2004


From the dawn of Christianity, Friday has been set aside as a day of abstinence ...
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A special space for prayer

Prayer nook

Culture
January/February 2004


Ever watch those home improvement shows on TV – the ones where a team of profess...
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Nativity of the Lord

Nativity sets

Culture
By Patricia Majher | December 2003


I’ve always been a bit boastful about my family’s nativity set. Made of sturdy w...
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Biscotti and coffee on a tray

Blessed biscotti

Culture
November 2003


What do a modern-day professor from Canada and a 13th-century saint from Italy h...
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Fresh baked St. Anthony's Bread

The legend of St. Anthony’s Bread

Culture
By Patricia Majher | June 2003


Ever hear the phrase “St. Anthony’s Bread”? If you have, you probably associate ...
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Hot Cross buns and Easter eggs

Hot cross buns and Easter egg bread - Easter favorites

Culture
By Patricia Majher | April 2003


Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a penny, Two a penny, Hot cross bun...
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A feast spread on St. Joseph's Table

St. Joseph’s table

Culture
By Patricia Majher | March 2003


Legend has it that St. Joseph – patron of fathers, carpenters, social justice, a...
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Celebrating Epiphany

Christmas isn’t over: celebrate Epiphany

Culture
January/February 2003


Spain: Children in Spain celebrate the day the Three Wise Men visited the newbor...
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A Rosary from roses

How to make a rosary out of roses

Culture
By Patricia Majher | December 2002


On Dec. 9, 1531, an Aztec Indian was making his way to Mass past the hill of Tep...
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Meatloaf, potatoes and vegetables: Comfort Food

Comfort food

Culture
By Patricia Majher | November 2002


From Comforting Foods: Feel Good Recipes from America’s Great Chefs. You don’...
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Flaming foods put us in the spirit for the Holy Spirit

Flaming foods put us in the spirit of the Holy Spirit

Culture
By Patricia Majher | May/June 2002


Among the symbols of the Holy Spirit which are mentioned in the Bible  – e.g., clouds and light, water and fire – perhaps the most enduring of these is fire.
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Making and Breaking Bread

The simple act of making and breaking bread

Culture
By Patricia Majher | April 2002


The first Wednesday in February can be bone chilling outside. But inside, in the...
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Weaving palm fronds

Palm Weaving

Culture
By Patricia Majher | March 2002


What do you do with the fronds you bring home from Palm Sunday Mass? Place th...
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Christening Customs

Christening customs

Culture
By Patricia Majher | January 2002


Making plans to celebrate the baptism of your child? One of the first things you...
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Family Tree Tips: Rooted in Faith

Family tree tips – rooted in faith

Culture
By Patricia Majher | October 2001


Besides the family members you grew up with and those you’ve heard tales of arou...
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A picnic to help open communication

Loading up then open up

Culture
By Ronald and Theresa Landfair | July/August 2001


Ask anyone who lives here and they’ll tell you that Michigan is still the motor ...
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Souvenirs of Sanctity

Souvenirs of sanctity

Culture
By Evelyn Barella | May/June 2001


From time to time everyone thinks of “remembrance” as a part of life that in some special way seems to elude us.
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Reconnecting to Jesus' story through a Passover Seder

Passover seder – a great way to connect o Jesus’ story

Culture
By Elizabeth Johnson | April 2001


Celebrating a seder meal can really bring our Catholic celebration of the Euchar...
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Reviving through a coffee break

Take a coffee break that really revives

Culture
By Ronald Landfair and Fr. J. Thomas Munley | March 2001


This Lent, change your coffee routine around a bit by adding a couple of spoonfu...
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Feasting on a King's Cake

Tomorrow, we fast – today, we eat

Culture
By Kathy Funk | February 2001


While Ash Wednesday marks a somber day of fasting and reflection beginning the L...
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Celebrate your second birthday every year

Culture
By Ronald Landfair | January 2001


“Wade in the water, wade in the water children. Wade in the water, don’t you kno...
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Candles, cookies, Closeness and Christmas

How candles, cookies and closeness can add up to Christmas

Culture
By Evelyn Barella | December 2000


Symbolism of the Advent Wreath The wreath, a circle, expresses God’s unending...
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Three family traditions, one common ingredient

Three family favorites – one common ingredient – Tradition

Culture
By Ron and Theresa Landfair | November 2000


“Who must know the way to make a proper home, a quiet home, a kosher home? Who m...
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Wear your faith

Culture
By Ronald Landfair | October 2000


How to Pray a Rosary Bracelet 1 Hold Crucifix and pray: The Sign of the Cr...
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Summer Grilling: Ribs

The eternal flame of summer – grilling

Culture
By Theresa and Ronald Landfair | July/August 2000


“We didn’t start the fire It was always burning, Since the world’s been turning....
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Purposefully planted flowers

Potted perennials with a purpose

Culture
By Evelyn Barella | May/June 2000


Planting flowers on Memorial Day is one way we can remember our loved ones. Our ...
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An Easter basket of blessings

A basket of blessings

Culture
By Kathy Funk | April 2000


What is ham and kielbasa doing in an Easter basket? Well, ham and kielbasa, a...
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