Profile in Courage: Namrata Nayak

I hope I have an ounce of the courage of this little girl. Remarkable.
In her own words:
“The world has seen my face destroyed by the fire, now it must come to know my smile full of love and peace…I want to dedicate my life to spreading the Gospel.”
“[W]e forgive the Hindu radicals who attacked us, who burned [...]

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NU Volleyball

We may have lost this match (the only two sets lost all year by eventual National Champion Penn State as they swept Stanford Saturday for the championship), but having watched sports for over thirty years there have been few things I’ve witnessed on the field or court to equal this match played by BOTH teams last Thursday night. [...]

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The Most Unforgettable Gift

George Wood recently wrote a nice article in which he reminisced about his favorite gift recieved at Christmas. But within the article he also lists twelve gifts that are discussed within John 3:16. Take some time during this Christmas week to read and meditate upon the gifts we’ve received in the event you are disappointed [...]

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Low Hanging Fruit

In his satire-laced article on Catholic Exchange this morning, Todd Lemieux does a nice job of illustrating the nacissistic, me-first attitude all too prevalent in America today. One line really lept off the page at me as earlier this year I had my own epiphany about how I was doing the same in my own [...]

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100 Things

From Deanna at My Tiny Voice In This Big World. If you want to play, just copy the list and bold the items you’ve actually done.
 
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band middle school band geek
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford [...]

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What’s new, pussycat?

My apologies for the month-long unintended hiatus. I have been, as are we all, quite busy of late. No…that’s not entirely true. I’ve been distracted and procrastinating. Quite terribly, really. While I am working on several projects I have also neglected to write about several items of interest that I had meant to share. New [...]

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