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		<title>Christ Works Through Us</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[         In my last entry, “People and Me”, I mentioned Christ’s words, “I am the Way”. These words are the key to all of our Christian belief. We hold Jesus as not only our model, our example, but the way we are to live. We are to believe this so deeply, so intimately that His [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesteppingstones.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11809279&amp;post=1472&amp;subd=thesteppingstones&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>People and Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[         Think of someone you find it difficult to like. Think of a person who annoys you, makes you feel uncomfortable, who lives totally differently from you. Does that person dress the way you think they should? Is he clean? Shaven? Does he have tattoos? Does she dress modestly? Does she reek of perfume? Does [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesteppingstones.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11809279&amp;post=1466&amp;subd=thesteppingstones&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We Must Ask Ourselves, “Where Do I Stand”?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[         On my way over to the hospital today, I felt a complete emptiness inside. This void inside seemed so great, I truly wondered what I was doing going to talk to hospital patients. How could I speak to them of Christ’s love? How could I let them know of the joy that fills us [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesteppingstones.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11809279&amp;post=1458&amp;subd=thesteppingstones&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In GOD we trust &#8230; or ME?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[One nation under God]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[our concern for others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our Nation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[                TheSteppingStones has been and will always be a place for religious conversations, thoughts and practices. Our Catholic Christian beliefs would be meaningless, however, if they do not spill over into our daily life and affect our struggles and our joys. While living in a society that seeks the betterment of ALL, we must [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesteppingstones.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11809279&amp;post=1444&amp;subd=thesteppingstones&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter to Aunt Molly</title>
		<link>http://thesteppingstones.wordpress.com/2011/08/13/a-letter-to-aunt-molly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Dear Aunt Molly,           There are times in our lives when words cannot reflect the ache that we feel in our heart. We know what we are experiencing, but to form these feelings into words seems to be an insurmountable task. Whenever we experience the loss of a family member, a loved one who has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesteppingstones.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11809279&amp;post=1427&amp;subd=thesteppingstones&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is Bad For YOU?</title>
		<link>http://thesteppingstones.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/what-is-bad-for-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[          Today’s Mass is in honor of St. Lawrence. The Psalm 112: 1-8 states, “Blessed is the man that fears the Lord…his heart is steady and will not be afraid.” These words typify the Deacon, St. Lawrence. God’s guarantee of safety, in the face of all forms of danger, was the only assurance that he [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesteppingstones.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11809279&amp;post=1419&amp;subd=thesteppingstones&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trust or Control?</title>
		<link>http://thesteppingstones.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/trust-or-control/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 01:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[          In today’s first reading, we see Moses striking the rock, not once but twice. In verse 8 of Numbers, chapter 20, we hear God tell Moses, “Take the rod, and assemble the people together, thou and Aaron thy brother, and speak to the rock before them, and it shall yield waters.” They were instructed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesteppingstones.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11809279&amp;post=1404&amp;subd=thesteppingstones&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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