Saints

  • My Buff Husband

    My Buff Husband

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    Kim
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    Recently Jason wrote about God’s Gym, and I’d love to share my two cents on this same topic. Simply put: My husband is spiritually buff. He put the reps in, day after day after day after day. It’s a bare minimum of 60 minutes in his prayer chair, showing up often in the dark. No…

  • Relics: What Superheroes Leave Behind

    Relics: What Superheroes Leave Behind

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    Jason
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    On a visit to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, about an hour north of Sheboygan, my son Ben and I were marveling at the fact that the chapel had relics of each of the original Apostles (minus Judas, of course).  In the Catholic Church, a relic is a fragment of the body…

  • Saints & Superheroes

    Saints & Superheroes

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    Jason
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    Batman is my favorite superhero. Wait, no, I think it’s Spiderman. Or maybe it’s Ironman? There’s something about superheroes that capture our imagination. The compelling backstories, colorful costumes, and superhuman powers all play a role. But I think the deeper connection is the virtue they embody and the example they set for us. Superheroes stand…