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As a link between past and future, it is the grandparents who plant the seed, knowing full well they may not see the fruit of their harvest.
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As a link between past and future, it is the grandparents who plant the seed, knowing full well they may not see the fruit of their harvest.

Michael Vanderburgh is a people person. A self-described extrovert, he thrives on connection and communication with others, no matter what their backgrounds or particular station in life might be. Case in point: When Vanderburgh sat down with St. Anthony Messenger at a restaurant just outside of Dayton, Ohio, for the first of multiple interviews, he asked the waitress, “So, what’s good here? ” A warm smile formed on his face as the waitress recognized him from the previous week and, smiling herself, replied, “Oh, pretty much everything. “

UglyDolls
A factory produces different kinds of felt dolls, and all of them must pass through quality control inspection. When a doll is deemed imperfect, it is sent to a hidden and remote inlet along the shoreline called Uglyville.

Patty Crawford went up against Baylor University after hundreds of women bravely came forward with sexual assault allegations. Her faith is what got her through.

A shadow hovers over the joyful mysteries of the rosary. In it, we can find parallels to our own lives.

Good Friday | Readings: Isaiah 52:13-53:12; John18:1-19:42
REFLECTION
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Friday of the Third Week of Lent | Readings: Hosea 14:2-10; Mark 12:28-34

Dumbo
World War I has just ended. Holt (Colin Farrell) has returned to his job at the circus after losing his left arm in battle. While he was away, his wife died. Since then, his daughter, Milly (Nico Parker), and son, Joe (Finley Hobbins), have been staying with kind circus performers.

Film reviews by Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP.

A Franciscan friar and medical ethicist, Father Thomas Nairn helps us understand hot-button health care issues and how to address them.