“Life with Christ is a Wonderful Adventure” – St. John Paul the Great

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California Missions

Mission La Purissima – Lompoc (inactive)
Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad – Soledad (1791)
Mission Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara (1786)
Mission San Buenaventura – Ventura (1782)
Mission San Carlos Borromeo – Carmel-by-the-Sea (1797)
Mission San Diego – San Diego (1769)
Mission Santa Inez – Solvang (1804)
Mission San Juan Capistrano – San Juan Capistrano (1776)
Mission San Juan Bautista – San Juan Bautista (1797)
Mission San Luis Rey – Oceanside (1798)
Mission San Luis Obispo – San Luis Obispo (1772)
Mission San Miguel – San Miguel (1797)
Mission San Rafael – San Rafael (1817)

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Welcome to Small Catholic

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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