Thursday of the First Week in Lent Do you pray without ceasing? Do you pray from the heart? Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25 Do you pray with persistence? Do you believe in the goodness of God? Do you do to others what you want them to do to you? Mt 7:7-12 Questions from St. Asterius of […]
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Wednesday of the First Week in Lent Mass Readings from the USCCB Have you turned away from your sins?Do you believe God’s messengers? Jon 3:1-10 Are you seeking a sign from Jesus?Do you recognize that Jesus is the sign? Lk 11:29-32 Image Credit: Christ Preaching, ca. 1657, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, The Morgen/PD Questions from
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Tuesday of the First Week of Lent Mass Readings from the USCCB Do you make God’s word void in your life? Is your life fruitful? What is God’s will? Is 55:10-11 Do you babble when you pray? Have you made the intentions in the Our Father your own? Do you forgive? Do you value the
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Monday of the First Week of Lent Mass Readings from the USCCB What does it mean to be holy?How is God holy?Do you steal?Do you lie?Do you swear falsely?Do you defraud your neighbor?Who is your neighbor?Do you oppress anyone?Are you honest?Do you spread slander?Do you protect the weak?Do you have hatred in your heart?Do you
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Meet the Neighbors: Colorado Soldier Beetle For the introduction to this series, see here. Soldier beetles are colorful beetles that can be found on flower heads in late summer and fall. There are many species wildly distributed across the US. Many of them have beautiful orange, yellow, or red coloration. They are called soldier beetles
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Meet the Neighbors: Fox Squirrel For the introduction to this series, see here. This is the backyard squirrel in Colorado. If you live in the eastern half of the country, you will probably have gray squirrels living near you as well as fox squirrels. In other parts of the US, there are other species of
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Meet the Neighbors: Apache Jumping Spider For the introduction to this series, see here. Here is a bright-colored jumping spider. These spiders are very beautiful and fascinating to watch but you have to creep up on them because they are very wary and agile and will disappear around the leaf or plant stem if they
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Meet the Neighbors: Asian Lady Beetle For the introduction to this series, see here. Meet one of the most variable creatures you will find in your yard. This beetle comes in a wild array of patterns and shades. Some have as many as 22 spots and some have none at all. Some have spots that
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Meet the Neighbors: Meal Moth These little moths are pests because they lay their eggs on grain. The larvae eat the grain and spoil it. This species is found all across the world and is a problem in many places. This moth does the most damage if the grain is stored improperly or if the
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What’s In My Backyard? Explore and Learn: Swarming Ants For the introduction to this series, see here. Imagine that you are out in your yard in late summer. It is a hot day and you notice unusual activity around an ant colony so you move closer to see what is happening. Around the entrance, there
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