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A Call to Love

A Call to Love

There is no doubt that the Catholic Church values the sacrament of marriage. It is so important, in fact, that…

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Finding Peace in Daily Life

Finding Peace in Daily Life

Before I began studying Theology of the Body, in my “busy” life, I merely “tried to make time for a…

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Our First Regional Remote TOB Minister Joins the Team: Meet Kathleen!

Our First Regional Remote TOB Minister Joins the Team: Meet Kathleen!

Providentially, I grew up in a great Catholic family, as the fourth child out of seven. My dad was raised…

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Ruah Woods Welcomes Mike Reckers,  ​Director of Finance, to the Team

Ruah Woods Welcomes Mike Reckers, ​Director of Finance, to the Team

My name is Mike Reckers. I am very happy to join the ministry at Ruah Woods as the Director of…

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Retiring from Ruah Woods and Waiting for God’s Re-Deployment Orders

Retiring from Ruah Woods and Waiting for God’s Re-Deployment Orders

While facilitating discussion for the latest read in Ruah Woods’ TOB Chapter Chat, I often rhetorically ask the group, “Why…

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Blessed Are the Peacemakers

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

A Not-So-Typical Christmas It was a typical Christmas Eve. My eleven siblings and I were crammed into one Church pew,…

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What 2020 Offers Us

What 2020 Offers Us

Throughout 2020 I have been reminded frequently of the literature of Michael O’Brien. His work is often apocalyptic in nature…

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Sacred Spaces Should Be Our “Safe Spaces”

Sacred Spaces Should Be Our “Safe Spaces”

In February of 2016, Pope Francis made a rare visit to the border towns of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and El…

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Start Spreadin’ the GOOD News…

Start Spreadin’ the GOOD News…

Aren’t you just craving some good news and positivity?  How about finding little pools of hope; or what about ways…

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Gifts from Heaven in a Pandemic

Gifts from Heaven in a Pandemic

In Pope St. John Paul II’s writings the language of GIFT is everywhere! The world is created as a gift.…

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