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2026-06-24T11:18:23-04:00

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For Those Getting Married

Last updated on: June 24, 2026 at 11:18 am By Sherry Antonetti

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This photo is of my parents, taken on their trip to the Holy Lands. The picture is more than a meditation, it is a manifestation of what was taking place back in their lives. My dad suffered from Alzheimer’s, and my mother cared for him. It was part of the final journeying of their marriage –he stopped being able to travel not too long after that, and later needed to be at a home because Mom could not manage all... Read more

Family, Parenting and Religion

2026-06-23T13:18:16-04:00

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The Summer Not List

Last updated on: June 23, 2026 at 1:18 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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It has not been a week, and I am somehow feeling like I’ve forgotten to do something this summer. Thursday, June 18th was the last day of school, and I had gone on the pub crawl the day before with my department. That day, after checking out and cleaning out and clearing out my classroom, we went swimming and had ice cream. Summer day 1, check! On Friday, we played Magic the Gathering, ate pizza out, and went to the... Read more

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2026-06-15T07:40:04-04:00

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To What End?

Last updated on: June 15, 2026 at 7:40 am By Sherry Antonetti

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If we look at the wealthiest, most powerful people on this Earth at this time, they are almost universally, a miserable lonely lot. Elon Musk, President Trump, Jeff Bezos, they have women, but they seem almost indifferent –it is merely the flavor of the month. They have everything, all things, instantly and yet, they are groping, grasping, craving, demanding the one thing that money cannot buy –and the only thing that satisfies. They are of course, going about it exactly... Read more

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2026-04-28T20:40:06-04:00

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In Which I Probably Tick Off A Lot of People…

Last updated on: April 28, 2026 at 8:40 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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The world seems primed to demand vengance. No one wants the peace the King of Peace offers, instead they want the pound of flesh with extra poundings on the side. We want the two eyes for an eye, two teeth for a tooth, and a thousand cuts for a single wounding word. We want infinite payback for momentary offenses, and permanent pain for all past and present and future anticipated sufferings. In short, the world demands the right to... Read more

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Purgatory

2026-04-14T17:29:40-04:00

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What Artemis II Taught a Mom of 10 About God’s Plan

Last updated on: April 14, 2026 at 5:29 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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Life is Bigger than Our Plans Like many around the world, I found myself riveted by the journey of Artemis II. Most especially, I found the notion of being 252,756 miles from home and out of contact with all other humans other than the three in the cabin with me to be both awe-inspiring and terrifying. Looking out beyond what we can see, into the vastness of space, one had to feel both overwhelmingly small and oddly connected with the... Read more

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2026-04-10T09:52:54-04:00

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Restoring, Resurrecting, Reflecting

Last updated on: April 10, 2026 at 9:52 am By Sherry Antonetti

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It’s been a busy two weeks, with Palm Sunday, Spring Break, Easter, two birthdays, a broken finger and the need to fill three cavities. I’m also preparing for National Boards which takes up a lot of writing energy when I’m down a pinky. It makes typing something of an adventure. However, I know the only way forward is through. I need to write, to grow my skills at writing. This week I am praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet. It is... Read more

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2026-03-30T08:58:47-04:00

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What Lent is For…

Last updated on: March 30, 2026 at 8:58 am By Sherry Antonetti

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We all know God is love. Life is how we come to know more fully, how to honor that reality, how to live as disciples of Divine Love. Hopefully it begins with examples from our family, from our home. Lent is that season when we hopefully use the disciplines of prayer, almsgiving and sacrifice to pull back the distractions and excuses and substitutes we put in our lives for anything and all things other than God. I have been trying... Read more

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2026-03-25T12:56:48-04:00

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The Erosion of Either the Soul, or Sin

Last updated on: March 25, 2026 at 12:56 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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We are always in a state of decay, from the moment of conception forward, we are moving towards death. Our bodies grow, the cells divide, and we go on. Our lives become more complex as we become more or less the complete person we choose to become. All of our choices and responses to others reflect the degree to which we assent to God’s will in our lives, or not. The feast of the Annunciation, is a perfect day... Read more

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2026-03-23T00:10:18-04:00

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Lent Keeps Catching Me Unawares

Last updated on: March 23, 2026 at 12:10 am By Sherry Antonetti

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Going to mass today, my daughter cantored the mass. My Guardian Angel decided it was time to give me an assessment of myself. “Hey Sherry. How’s your Lent going?” (The Guardian Angel brings a mallet so she can knock me up side the head). “Well, I gave up Coke Zero –which I’d been drinking like a fish.” And? “I only broke the fast twice –and once was that Wednesday.” “I’m not counting that one –and the fasting isn’t for the... Read more

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2026-03-17T20:54:06-04:00

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No, Naye, Never…

Last updated on: March 17, 2026 at 8:54 pm By Sherry Antonetti

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When we fast, we should wash our faces and smile. It is part of the gift of our abstinence. Learning how to offer one’s Lenten fast is an ongoing lesson that must be relearned almost every time we encounter resistance or struggle in our sacrifice. Somehow, we forget the purpose of self denial, of willful hope, of praying in the midst of our trials. Except when we engage in deliberate hope, a defiance born of faith and trust in... Read more

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