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by Denise O'Toole Kelly on October 7, 2009
I found Dan Rudden in Deerfield Beach last year around this time, when I was looking for sources for a story that ended up being headlined “Hands-free Hail Marys: Recorded rosaries let drivers keep a hold of the wheel, but is multitasking a good idea?” He runs the 5-year-old, nonprofit Rosary Foundation, which spreads awareness [...]
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by Denise O'Toole Kelly on August 19, 2009
in Faith Stories, History, People of Faith, Prayer, Vocations, saints
You’ve gotta love it when it seems like the Holy Spirit is leading you through your workweek, making the job easier and the product better.
My turn to lead morning prayer for the Florida Catholic state office staff came up again yesterday and today and, as regular readers of Living Faith may know, that means I [...]
Tagged as: holy spirit, saints, year for priests
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by Denise O'Toole Kelly on July 1, 2009
in Faith Stories, Prayer
As I sit here agonizing over how to introduce myself as the new and somewhat reluctant moderator of the Living Faith blog, I think of a blessed coincidence from earlier today.
We at the Florida Catholic, where I am managing editor, pray as a staff each morning, and this was my turn to lead. As I [...]
Tagged as: blessed junipero serra, cancer, saints, st. peregrine
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by Lynn Ramsey on June 4, 2009
St. Francis of Assisi calls us to pray ceaselessly. But how do you do that?
Some people prefer to almost always include Scripture in prayer. For some, it is eucharistic adoration. For others, Liturgy of the Hours comes to mind. The rosary or other devotions are also great ways to pray.
I have prayed with all those. [...]
Tagged as: daily Mass readings, eucharistic adoration, how to, liturgy of the hours, Prayer
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by Lynn Ramsey on May 29, 2009
As the summer season cranks up, many people choose to hit the road to relax and recharge.
Some people choose to also recharge their faith during a break. A common way is with a retreat. Each diocese in Florida has at least one retreat center, and many religious orders also host retreats. Catholicity.com has some retreat [...]
Tagged as: Catholic Church, pilgrimage, retreat, shrine, vacation
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by Lynn Ramsey on May 22, 2009
in Action, Faith Stories, People of Faith, Prayer, Stewardship
Nature is often one beneficiary of service projects by Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts seeking the highest awards.
“I’ve personally been on projects where they remove from a state park all the non-native vegetation,” said Jim Fetterman, director of Scouting for the Diocese of Venice. “The kids come in there and take it out. The work [...]
Tagged as: boy scout, catholic, eagle scout, girl scout, gold award, jim fetterman, key biscayne, nature, our lady of lourdes academy, scouting, Stewardship, zoe pendas
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by Lynn Ramsey on May 20, 2009
A Wall Street Journal article in which New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan talked in the last few paragraphs about what has led to the growing number of 20- and 30-somethings leaving the Church generated some interesting topics on Commonweal magazine blogs recently. Archbishop Dolan said the days of ingrained Catholic culture, “when it was presumed [...]
Tagged as: catholic, church, come home, coming home, faith, lapse, lapsed, leave, living faith, return
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by Lynn Ramsey on May 14, 2009
in Bible, Faith Stories, People of Faith, Prayer, Technology, devotions
Technology has made it easier to have the Bible, catechism or the treasury of prayers a few clicks away.
For years people have signed up for Bible verse of the day, prayer of the day or other devotions by e-mail. But now, thanks to Web-enabled devices, your desire to read up on the faith is no [...]
Tagged as: Bible, daily Mass readings, Prayer, Technology, usccb
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