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  • Valiant Ordinary Deeds

    “Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.” J.R.R. Tolkien There is much of life’s work which is hidden and goes unnoticed by the world; however, completing the often hidden duties of one’s state in life is work that the Church has always praised. St. Philip Neri (b. 1515- d. 1595) said: “He who bears what God sends…

  • Thrift is Poetic

    “Thrift is poetic because it is creative; waste is unpoetic because it is waste.” G.K. Chesterton In a small village there was a young mother who, after all the bills were paid, had little money to “properly” decorate the cottage in which she resided with her husband, four children, and the occasional long-term relative-guest. The family had means to acquire…