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What do you see? An 'ordinary' family posing for a photo in our son's dorm room at Benedictine College? What do we hope you see? 'Holiness'? Our family is no different than yours. You think college dorm rooms get messy? Try family relationships!

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Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Life and your perceptions: 3 of 28

"Looking At and Looking Along" What do you see? Once the shadow had passed, sunlight came bursting through the gaping holes of the decrepit hut roof we were about to replace. Its rays reached longer than the palm tree branches I was getting ready to cut with a machete. I found myself standing there, looking not just at' the ...
Education > Special Education Mainstreaming special needs students: Understanding the debate: 10 of 43

Where Do Students With Special Needs Belong?" - Settling the Debate of Full or Partial Inclusion What is the Least Restrictive Environment? Answer this question and you answer the debate on inclusion. That was the premise and intent of Public Law 94-142, known as the Education of All Handicapped Children Ac', which led to th...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: The teen years are the hardest for parents: 6 of 16

"Shifting Sand: A Dad's Perspective of How Teens Journey Through Life and Faith" I have two teen age sons. What do I expect of them? Last summer, a small group of dads from my church and I took our sons who were graduating from high school to the Grand Canyon. We wanted to commemorate this rite of passage' in a special way. ...
Relationships & Family > Married Life Unexpected surprises of life as a married couple: 6 of 12

"Dance Lessons for Married Couples" Once Jesus turned the water into wine at the Wedding of Cana, what did that married couple expect thereafter, or even the next day? On their honeymoon, or their first wedding anniversary? Never ending miracles? Spectacular surprises and scintillating celebrations? How could any relative's ...
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Ordinary holiness for men: 2 of 3

"Daunting Ordinary Holiness for Men" There is a scene from the Disney movie, "The Incredibles", may portray what many men today feel like. Now known as "Bob", "Mr. Incredible" sits cramped behind his work desk, listening to an endless customer service complaint, shoulders slumped and eyes hopelessly resigned to this life of ...
Relationships & Family > Love & Relationships How do you know how to recognize if it is true love: 39 of 50

"Mirrors of Intimacy" "Now we see indistinctly as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. My knowledge is imperfect now; then I shall know even as I am known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 What do our sons and daughters see when they look at themselves in the mirror? One day, the stubble of new, but recognizable, mustache and bea...
Relationships & Family > Tips for Marital Happiness Marriage tips: On complimenting your spouse: 4 of 5

"Choose the Butter Knife" - Defer out of Love Can you choose to love, and love, when it seems difficult and impossible to love someone who seems so unlovable? How is this possible, especially when it seems as though everything within you compels you not to? Defer out of love. I awoke with the startling realization that I was...