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We are on the precipice of 2011.  It’s time to make resolutions.  This is a challenge for many people, myself included.  Part of the reason is that it seems like such a futile exercise, yet I’ve read that although people more often break resolutions than not, they are also 10 times more likely to achieveContinueContinue reading “Happy New Year”

The Church commemorates St. Teresa of Avila, also called St. Teresa of Jesus.  There is a lot written about this Spanish mystic in other areas of the internet so I won’t bother with history here.  What has always drawn me to this historical religious figure is the unwavering devotion to God that she portrayed.   SheContinueContinue reading “Saint Teresa”