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November 2013

November 01, 2013

Nov. 1: Stay With Me, Lord

St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina once wrote a prayer expressing his absolute dependence on God. ...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Oct. 31: Safety First

Naturally, we want all of our children to be carefree and have fun on Halloween. ...

October 30, 2013

Oct. 30: Journey for a War Hero

Sixty-one year-old John Moore of Gallup, New Mexico, is the type of person who honors...

October 29, 2013

Oct. 29: A Paralyzed Man’s Impossible Dream

In 2007, Mark Stephan was a successful businessman, an avid marathoner, and a two-time Iron...

October 28, 2013

Oct. 28: Church for the Non-Religious

If you’ve ever tried to convince your non-religious friends to start going to church, Parents.com...

October 27, 2013

Oct. 27: A Journey for Poverty

How far would you go to spread God’s enduring message? Seventy-five-year-old Bob Hentzen traveled 8,000...

October 26, 2013

Oct. 26: How Far Will You Walk With God?

At the 2012 Christopher Awards ceremony, former New York Jets defensive lineman Marty Lyons won...

October 25, 2013

Oct. 25: A Link in a Chain

Cardinal John Henry Newman once penned these words about the fact that God uses every...

October 24, 2013

Oct. 24: Muslims Help Build Catholic Church

The Sudanese have been long divided by civil war. There is progress toward unity, however,...

October 23, 2013

Oct. 23: Miss America Praises God

The night Laura Kaeppeler was crowned Miss America, she said she felt God’s peace and...

October 22, 2013

Oct. 22: A Kicker With No Toes?

Former professional football player Tom Dempsey didn’t let the fact that he was born with...

October 21, 2013

Oct. 21: A Saint’s Life-Saving Help

When kindergarten student Jake Finkbonner of Bellingham, Washington, fell during a basketball game, he bumped...

October 20, 2013

Oct. 20: Reece’s Rainbow

When Atlanta resident Andrea Roberts gave birth to her son Reece in 2002, she and...

October 19, 2013

Oct. 19: The Value of “No” and “Yes”

In a culture that tells kids that happiness can be found in buying a particular...

October 18, 2013

Oct. 18: Big Grandmother of All Medicine

A doctor from Seattle Washington was known as “Big Grandmother of All Medicine” to her...

October 17, 2013

Oct. 17: Choose the Lord

From her alarm clock not going off on time to getting stuck in traffic, youth...

October 16, 2013

Oct. 16: Saving Babies from the Trash

It was 1972 when Lou Xiaoying, a woman in China who made a living by...

October 15, 2013

Oct. 15: Great Worth in God’s Sight

Contemporary Christian singer Mandisa has struggled with being overweight all her life. That’s why the...

October 14, 2013

Oct. 14: A Sensible Approach

They say the way to a person’s heart is through their stomach—but what about their...

October 13, 2013

Oct. 13: Where There is No Love

St. John of the Cross once said, “Put love where there is no love, and...

October 12, 2013

Oct. 12: Blanketing the World with Love

Anyone familiar with Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts” comic strip knows about Linus and his blanket. It...

October 11, 2013

Oct. 11: Brothers in Arms

How did six-year-old Cayden Long, who can’t walk or talk due to cerebral palsy, manage...

October 10, 2013

Oct. 10: Making Wishes Come True

Kim Adams of Ulster County, New York, is a CAT scan technician, a mother and,...

October 09, 2013

Oct. 9: Man’s Best Friend…and Healer

Dogs are known as man’s best friends because they protect and love all humans unconditionally. ...

October 08, 2013

Oct. 8: Pull Your Pants Up

“Pull your pants up,” thought Kimberly Ogba, every time she saw young men walking down...

October 07, 2013

Oct. 7: Team A.N.G.E.L.

With few programs that teach Syracuse, New York’s urban youth about leadership, interpersonal skills, and...

October 06, 2013

Oct. 6: Making Room at the Inn

On July 16, 2012, a first-of-its-kind safe haven for pregnant college students was created on...

October 05, 2013

Oct 5: Stopping the Silliness of Busyness

Are you too busy? Does your busy life keep you up at night, thinking about...

October 04, 2013

Oct. 4: Mistakes, We’ve Made a Few

Cicero, the Roman orator and statesman, set forth what he considered the six most drastic...

October 03, 2013

Oct. 3: A Love Stronger than Death

After 72 years of marriage, Gordon and Norma Yeager died one hour apart while holding...