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2023-11-17T14:58:37-08:00

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Vocation II: Abraham’s Call and “Field of Dreams”

Last updated on: November 17, 2023 at 2:58 pm By Christine Schmertz Navarro

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After watching some dark series on Netflix, we recently decided to rewatch one of our favorite, uplifting movies: “Field of Dreams”. Spoiler Alert! If you haven’t watched this film, you should stop reading this and do so immediately. I do not want to ruin the movie for you. I used the movie to help students understand Abraham’s call. Abraham’s Call and Vocation When I taught high school students about God’s call to Abram (Abraham), I found that it was difficult... Read more

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Education and Religion

2023-11-15T13:35:50-08:00

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Vocation I: Where Does God Call Me?

Last updated on: November 15, 2023 at 1:35 pm By Christine Schmertz Navarro

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I began writing about the way that I taught high school students about God’s call and vocation, only to realize that beginning with my own story made more sense. A question that I continue to ask is “Where does God call me?” Catholic Education I started going to a Catholic school in the fifth grade. I attended a different Catholic school for seventh and eighth grade and although there were elements I liked, I wrote about the attack of scruples... Read more

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2023-11-11T14:12:44-08:00

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To Lay Down One’s Life: Gratitude for an American POW Veteran

Last updated on: November 11, 2023 at 2:12 pm By Christine Schmertz Navarro

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This Veterans’ Day, I feel grateful for a particular veteran of a North Korean POW camp. This soldier endured captivity primarily to ease the minds of a fellow soldier’s family. This story gives me another way of understanding what it means “to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (Jn. 15:13, NRSVCE) The Korean War Like many Americans, I know little about the Korean War. It is sometimes called the “forgotten war” because World War II and Vietnam receive so... Read more

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2023-11-08T17:11:47-08:00

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We Need Nuance in an Either/Or Culture!

Last updated on: November 8, 2023 at 5:11 pm By Christine Schmertz Navarro

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For the number of choices Americans have for food, clothes, cleaning products, worship, social media, etc., one would think we could move beyond either/or thinking. Either/Or Questions I Hear These Days Most recently, the question of whether one supports Israel or the Palestinians has been asked. Choosing one over the other, unless one is Israeli or Palestinian, is difficult. If someone asked me that question, I would say that I do not support terrorist attacks or attacks on civilians, so... Read more

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Politics and Religion

2023-11-06T17:12:03-08:00

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Catholic Social Teaching Guides My Vote

Last updated on: November 6, 2023 at 5:12 pm By Christine Schmertz Navarro

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Catholic Social Teaching (CST) has formed my worldview and therefore guides me when voting. Themes of Catholic Social Teaching The Catholic Church leadership has written documents on social teaching since the Industrial Revolution. Because the majority of Catholics will not read the many writings, the bishops of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) identified seven themes that capture the essential elements of CST. 1. The life and dignity of the human person are at the heart of the... Read more

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2023-11-02T12:25:07-07:00

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Fund Mental Healthcare Like Cancer Treatment

Last updated on: November 2, 2023 at 12:25 pm By Christine Schmertz Navarro

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The tragic Maine massacre reminds Americans of two poorly addressed issues in the United States: guns and mental health. Guns If the U.S. properly regulated guns, Robert Card could not have quickly shot so many people. Mass shootings occur because of firearms that release many bullets quickly. If guns like this were not easily available, we would not lose loved ones, friends, and neighbors so often. Regulating guns is important. Many Americans needlessly die every year, children included, because of... Read more

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2023-10-30T11:59:17-07:00

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Halloween Witch Turns Saint the Next Day!

Last updated on: October 30, 2023 at 11:59 am By Christine Schmertz Navarro

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Not many trick-or-treaters transform their costume from witch to saint. A Favorite Halloween Memory My favorite Halloween memory is when my daughter was a witch. We had purchased a witch’s hat, she had a broom, and I think we put a green substance on her face. She already had a black dress. We took her photo beforehand. She went out with a friend and her parents and brought home a load of candy. A Transformation The next morning, she donned... Read more

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2023-10-26T14:52:24-07:00

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War is a Waste for All

Last updated on: October 26, 2023 at 2:52 pm By Christine Schmertz Navarro

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It is difficult to make general statements about most subjects, but I think it is easy to say that war is a waste. It is not that I cannot understand why some wars begin or that certain groups feel that they need to fight back. No matter the reason behind the conflict, I think that we could conclude that war wastes human lives, sucks up financial resources, and wastes buildings and infrastructure built over centuries in some cases. War Wastes... Read more

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2023-10-26T11:01:10-07:00

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Healthy Stem Cells are a Selfless Gift to Cancer Patients

Last updated on: October 26, 2023 at 11:01 am By Christine Schmertz Navarro

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I am not sure what led my daughter to begin donating blood. My husband had donated blood and platelets through apheresis for many years. She also did apheresis once even though they had inserted one of the tubes into her arm incorrectly. They Found a Stem Cell Match! A year or two ago, she gave a blood sample to be matched with patients in need of stem cells or bone marrow. Sometime in the late summer, she received a call... Read more

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Health, Fitness and Religion

2023-10-17T17:00:57-07:00

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A Resurrection Story: Improving the Lives of Others

Last updated on: October 17, 2023 at 5:00 pm By Christine Schmertz Navarro

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Yesterday, my former classmate lost her daughter. Because of her daughter’s illness, my classmates’ actions will give life to many others with the same and similar diseases. High School Context I attended an all-girls convent school in Washington, DC for high school. Siobhan (not her real name) immediately stood out. She knew many people. Her sisters had gone to the same school (and possibly her mother too) so she had the more comfortable uniform skirt that had been passed down... Read more

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