On May 12, 2012, the people of North Carolina voted in favor of a state constitutional amendment stating that the only state-recognized marital relationship is between one man and one woman. The law disallows recognition of domestic partnerships, unmarried cohabiting couples, or common law marriages as having any particular legal rights. My initial reaction was… ...
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When you have read this prayer, what will you do next? Peace Around Us All As we are together, praying for peace, let us be truly with each other. Let us pay attention to our breathing. Let us be relaxed in our bodies and our minds. Let us return to ourselves and become wholly ...
Through the book of the Revelation of St. John the Divine, the writer speaks of throngs of believers and angels singing the praise of God, and singing “the song of Moses.” (Rev. 15:2,3) That phrase points back through the Bible joining the circle from Revelation to Genesis-Exodus, and it reminds the reader of the great ...
There is one thing I ask of my God: To dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life. (Alleluia) (adapted from Psalm 27)
Let nothing trouble you; Let nothing affright you; All things are passing, God never changes; Patience obtains everything, Nothing is wanting to one who possesses God. God alone suffices. - Mother Teresa
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