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Daughter of atheists, Catholic convert, mother of two daughters, wife of Tom, living in Dallas ... not always happy but always happy to be Catholic.

MY NEW BOOK!

Stay With Me, Dear Friend
In Jesus Presence Through the Day
How would it feel to be such good friends with Jesus that we could bring up anything and everything — the worries no matter how small, the “wins,” the funny bits, everything strewn through our day? This book is about how to listen for Jesus’ voice and hear it every day as we go about our normal lives. The reflections and prayer prompts in t
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Published on June 06, 2024 09:25 Tags: catholic, christian, prayer, reflections
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Happy Catholic: Glimpses of...

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Thus Sayeth the Lord: A Fre...

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Lord, Open My Heart

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Seeking Jesus in Everyday Life

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Julie Davis Julie Davis said: " As with others from this author, this has brief, but effective, reflections for saints and feasts. It is a good complement to other saint books I have. "

 
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A really delightful tale of a boy and his extra-terrestrial. Robert A. Heinlein wraps a wonderful adventure tale for juveniles around a lot of concepts that people seem to be grappling with right now, especially how do we understand the "other?" In t ...more
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This little book packs a big punch thanks to Michael Dirda's trademark enthusiasm for not only Arthur Conan Doyle but for excellent stories of all sorts. Interwoven with his own discoveries of Doyle's writing, we get Doyle's biography, looks at the w ...more
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Rereading for an upcoming podcast episode.

I'm a Murray Leinster fan. He could turn his hand to horror, humor, and just plain good pulp sci-fi.

I read this book aloud on my Forgotten Classics podcast a few years ago. Part I is here. Part II is here.
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As the series continues there has been increased minutiae in the fights, the potions/spells, and now - on this level - these damned cards. The first time I read this that really dragged my reading down. This time, however, I didn't mind it as much. I ...more
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My book club will be talking about this next week. I've always preferred the original story to the compilation of all three. And it turns out, now that I've finished, I prefer the second to the third. But all were good. My favorite story by Miller is ...more
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Julie Davis Patrick wrote: "Thank you for doing what you do, Julie. You make my life better by being in it, even if only peripherally. More importantly, you make the world a better place."

My goodness, thank you! :-)


Patrick O'Hannigan Thank you for doing what you do, Julie. You make my life better by being in it, even if only peripherally. More importantly, you make the world a better place.


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