Novenas

Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo I love praying novenas. One of my favorites is the one to St. Therese of the Child Jesus. According to Catholic tradition, if within the course of this particular novena, the devotee gets a rose, then it is the saint’s way of saying … Continue reading Novenas

Pray Away

Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com. by Bobby Quitain Sometimes, when my children would ask from me outrageously expensive stuff, I often shrug it off with a smile thinking, “You might as well ask me for the moon…” (I don’t say it aloud, though, fearful that they just might.) While I don’t buy them just about anything … Continue reading Pray Away