The “How is Your Christian Life?” Quiz A challenge for each one of us Fourth Sunday of Lent Are you striving to enter heaven? Jos 5:9a, 10-12 Are you a new creation? Are you an ambassador for Christ? Are you reconciled to God? 2 Cor 5:17-21 Do you draw near to listen to Jesus? Do […]
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Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent Mass Readings from the USCCB Do you realize that you deserve nothing? Do you trust in the mercy of God? Dn 3:25, 34-43 Is there a limit to your forgiveness? Do you recognize how generous God has been to you? Do you pass on that generosity to others?
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Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent Mass Readings from the USCCB Do you plot against the just?Do you destroy others with your tongue?Do you watch others in order to trap them? What do you want from Jesus?Can you drink his Chalice?Are you the servant of all? Questions from a Treatise on The Lord’s Prayer
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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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Meet the Neighbors: Mallard For the introduction to this series, see here. When many people think of ducks, they think of this species. They are common and live everywhere in the US. Unlike many other duck species that nest and raise their ducklings in Canada, mallards nest all over the place. The ducklings hatch out
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