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“The dignity of the Word of God requires the church to have a suitable place for announcing his message so that the attention of the people may be easily directed to that place during the Liturgy of the Word. ” – Catechism of the Catholic Church #1184

St. Mary Major – Rome
St. Gabriel – Poway, CA
Mission San Juan Bautista – California
Mission San Juan Bautista – California
Mission San Miguel – California
Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity – Santa Paula, CA
St. Patrick – Springfield, IL
Basilica of St. Mary – Minneapolis
Queen of Peace – Cloquet, MN
St. Louis Cathedral – Missouri
St. Anne – Broken Arrow, OK
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral – Rapid City, SD
St. Joseph Cathedral – Sioux Falls, SD
Christ King – Wauwatosa, WI
Guadalupe Shrine – La Crosse ,WI
Holy Apostles – New Berlin, WI
Holy Family – Fond du Lac WI
Holy Hill – Hubertus, WI
Holy Name – Sheboygan, WI
Sacred Heart Croatian – Milwaukee
St. John the Evangelist – Kohler, WI
St. Josaphat – Milwaukee
St. Joseph Chapel – Milwaukee
St. Robert – Shorewood, WI
Our Lady of the Rosary – Lander, WY

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I’m fascinated by contrasts and have long enjoyed the concept of smallness, perhaps especially in the context of the wonder that comes from gazing up into the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica or enjoying the vastness of a starry sky.

I’m a Catholic, deacon-wife, mom/mom-in-law to 7; newly-minted grammy; retired homeschool mom & parish DRE; ADHD, Celiac, HSP; I love learning and writing.

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