July 1999 The babble of some people is like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise is healing. –Proverbs 12:18– Introduction I always felt a secret twinge of regret that my poor eyesight prevented me from following in my surgeon father’s footsteps. But after
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In 1980, when Renée Riley was a chubby cherubic child of all of four months, she captured the heart of artist and family friend Dana Van Horn, who was then living in upstate New York. At the time, Van Horn was hard at work on a commission he had
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It is good to grasp the one and not let go of the other. Whoever fears God will avoid all extremes. –Ecclesiastes 7:18 (NIV)– That is what happens to those who pluck and eat fruits at the wrong time and in the wrong way. Oh, the fruit is good, but
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Introduction The word “rosary” means a garden of roses. Thus in the rosary, all the Our Fathers, Hail Marys, and Glory Bes form a spiritual bouquet that we present to Our Blessed Mother. Some people, even Catholics, feel uncomfortable praying the rosary. They think that doing so violates
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