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2023-04-15T23:23:56-04:00

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Divine Mercy is the Perfect Counter to the Fallen World

Last updated on: April 15, 2023 at 11:23 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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Do we forgive others? Do we really renounce our requirement of retribution, of revenge? Or do we hold onto hurt for fear if we don’t, evil somehow triumphs? If we really know Christ is perfect justice, perfect peace and perfect mercy, we must imitate him by practicing the deliberate sacrificial work of justice, the humility of seeking peace, and the kindness of divine mercy. We live in a society that holds to the reality, that some things cannot... Read more

2023-04-08T17:15:35-04:00

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The Emptiness of the Sealed Filled Tomb

Last updated on: April 8, 2023 at 5:15 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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Photo by TC Perch at Pixabay Holy Saturday is hard. It’s the hurry-up wait point of this holy season, where we don’t quite know what to do. That confusion mirrors what the apostles must have felt; the emptiness of knowing that the body of Jesus lay in that cave, wrapped, dead, and as far as they knew, gone forever. The world says, when we die, there is no more. We should know by now, that whatever the world... Read more

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2023-04-02T21:41:15-04:00

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How Can We Not Drink?

Last updated on: April 2, 2023 at 9:41 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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Jesus repeats his prayer three times, “Father if it is your will, take this cup from me.” However, he allows himself to drink deeply, to be drained dry for our sake. In the course of receiving treatment for stage three breast cancer, it helped to identify one family member for each suffering, that would be the person for whom I would pray. One received every time I was pierced, by a shot, needle, IV, or scalpel. One received all the... Read more

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2023-03-26T20:52:57-04:00

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Two Weeks to Easter

Last updated on: March 26, 2023 at 8:52 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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Last week, my pastor gave me the anointing of the sick because my arm is causing great fatigue and pain. It was a gift, as my daily doctor appointments have precluded making it to confession since March started. He said, people should seek the sacrament more often and I agree. We need to remember, these gifts given to us, are for our salvation and that of those around us. They are like water in the desert. There are two weeks... Read more

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2023-03-22T00:14:16-04:00

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It’s Birthday Palooza

Last updated on: March 22, 2023 at 12:14 am By Sherry Antonetti

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Paul at his 14th birthday, on a road trip to Notre Dame. We’ve entered the season when cake graces our table almost every two weeks on the dot and shall until Mother’s day, with Easter somewhere in that mix. With ten kids, we’ve tried every type of cake known to man. We’ve also thrown every type of party. Here are the unbeaten untied best celebrations we’ve hosted over the years. 8th grade Boys Poker All-Nighter We set up poker... Read more

Family, Parenting and Religion

2023-03-16T23:51:16-04:00

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How do You Manage Teens? You Love Them

Last updated on: March 16, 2023 at 11:51 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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Photo of us spending quality time with the teens –as we took everyone to see Starwars, all of us appropriately dressed for the occasion (back in Dec 2019). How it all began… I started writing because my dad got tired of hearing me complain about potty-training toddlers. He suggested I write about it, and I did. I wrote a never-published book called, “The Potty Wars.” The experience was cathartic, but it also awakened in me, a desire to become a... Read more

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2023-03-07T21:41:06-05:00

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Movies For All Seasons

Last updated on: March 7, 2023 at 9:41 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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With ten kids, we’ve seen our share of kid-friendly movies. Once-a-week movie night can become a challenge with mixed ages, so here’s my list of 52 movies to meet your seasonal needs and hit that sweet spot that lets the older and the younger eat popcorn and enjoy in peace. Why? Because everyone loves lists and I got to hear the do-de-do-do-do-do-dah-do-dah, the sound of joy before the movie starts! January 1) Superman (the Christopher Reeve Version) 2) Over the... Read more

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2023-03-05T21:16:56-05:00

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No, I Haven’t Given Up Writing for Lent

Last updated on: March 5, 2023 at 9:16 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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However, I am down an arm. Currently, my left arm is in a cast compression sleeve. It is not fun, and I am finger-tapping one-handed on my keyboard. So I am using a pencil to journal this experience, but getting it online is much harder. Today is the 15th anniversary of my dad’s death, so I’m sharing a piece I wrote about that week nine years ago for Patheos before I wrote for Patheos: The Happiest Mass I Ever Attended... Read more

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2023-02-19T16:32:42-05:00

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My Annual Lent, Lent, and More Lent Ideas Post

Last updated on: February 19, 2023 at 4:32 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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I love Lent. Every year, I love thinking about what to do, and how the Church tries to provide all these paths to grace, all these routes into the desert of our souls where we will find God. So while I agree, what should I give up for Lent is the wrong question from which to start Lent, it is still an important part of this time, to discern what we will do to discover how we can love... Read more

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2023-02-16T09:43:46-05:00

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The World Keeps Thinking It Knows But it Does Not

Last updated on: February 16, 2023 at 9:43 am By Sherry Antonetti

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“We have met the enemy and it is us.”–Pogo. I remember reading Pogo as a kid, because my dad brought home a compendium. I didn’t get a lot of what I read, but I kept coming back and rereading. Not fully getting it, I recall having my breath taken away by the artist being willing to show the corrosive introduction and indoctrination of racism, and the possibility of grace when there was a lost child, dressed in a klansman outfit,... Read more

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