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<title>The Cry for Wings</title>
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<description><![CDATA[by Jos&eacute; de Vinck. The whole world is enthralled by the very notion of flight, the very notion of soaring through the heights. The whole world is crying for wings. In fact, it needs to fly more than it needs...]]></description>
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<title>The Mystery of Nazareth</title>
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<description><![CDATA[by Theresa Girard. There are many rooms in my Father&rsquo;s house (Jn 14:2). Only after the first two weeks did I finally stop circling the main floor in my attempt to find a side exit!...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Easter: A Call to Action</title>
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<description>by Catherine Doherty. Christ is Risen. Truly he is risen. Alleluia! Alleluia! What are we going to do about it? For if we truly believe in his incarnation, his life on earth, his death on the cross and his resurrection,...</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Democracy Betrayed</title>
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<description>by Pope John Paul II. Freedom negates and destroys itself, and becomes a factor leading to the destruction of others, when it no longer recognizes and respects its essential link with truth....</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Formation of Conscience and the Responsibility to Vote</title>
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<description><![CDATA[by Fr. David May. The Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead is the ultimate affirmation of the gift of life itself. The Resurrection is the Father&rsquo;s final &quot;word&quot; on the destiny of his children. As Christ said,...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Combermere Diary (April 2008)</title>
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<description>by Paulette Curran. As I write this column, Lent has just begun. The outward changes this season brings are easily listed: the liturgical purples, the readings at Mass, our beautiful Lenten hymns which we sing over and over, and fewer...</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>The Hope of the Poor</title>
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<description><![CDATA[by Lasha Morningstar, for Western Catholic Reporter. From time to time, a newspaper or magazine publishes something about one of our houses. This article, which appeared in Edmonton&rsquo;s diocesan newspaper, sheds light on a hidden facet of the life of...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Our God is Alive</title>
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<description>by Jean Fox. The culture of death is marching across the world with no indication of repentance. Each day, more and more clearly, we are being offered a dramatic choice....</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>A Delectable Eccentric</title>
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<description><![CDATA[by Neil Patterson, Madonna House applicant. When you live in the same house and sleep in the same room with someone for six months, you get to know him pretty well, but it didn&rsquo;t take me long to learn that...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>She Knew Something</title>
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<description>by Naomi Lobo, a longterm guest. I met Janine Lieu at Madonna House in May 2007. We were guests together for four months. For a time, we worked together in the gardens, and we eventually grew to be intimate sisters....</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Children of John Paul II</title>
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<description><![CDATA[by Paulette Curran. It was great to see Janine. I hadn&rsquo;t seen her in a while, and she gave me a big hug and a smile that wrapped me in her love. Several of us from Madonna House were attending...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Building a New Springtime</title>
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<description><![CDATA[by Paulette Curran. Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy, located in Barry&rsquo;s Bay, approximately 14 km. from Madonna House, is an unusual school and one whose birth and growth we in Madonna House have been watching with joy and hope&mdash;and...]]></description>
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<title>Algebra and Easter: A Symphony in D Minus?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[by Fr. Pat McNulty. Sister Clare Marie was trying to be gentle as she explained my D minus grade in Algebra, the only unacceptable grade I had ever gotten in high school. &quot;My advice, Patrick, is that you avoid higher...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>A Pathway to Hope</title>
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<description>by Catherine Doherty. You hear all the beautiful readings in the liturgies during the Easter Season that say that Christ is risen, the bonds of sin have been broken, and the world has been renewed. And in our nitty-gritty way,...</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Milestones (March 2008)</title>
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<description>Assignment: Arthur Connick, Edmonton. Death: Janet Bourdet&apos;s mother....</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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