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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The New Year: Centering at Home | |
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| Blessing the Home | |
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| Ancient New Year's House Blessing | |
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| Blessing the Home with Water | |
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| Blessing the Home with Light | |
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| Single Mother's Home Blessing | |
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| Bless This Mess | |
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| Clearing Away Clutter | |
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| Epiphany | |
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| Activities for Epiphany | |
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| Kings' Crowns | |
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| Bunuelos-For a Latin American Epiphany | |
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| Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: Working for Justice | |
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| Valentine's Day: Not Just for Lovers | |
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| Valentine Activities for Families with Young Children | |
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| Valentine Activities for Families with Older Children | |
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| Valentine Activities for Parents | |
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| Lent: Growing in Christ | |
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| Mardi Gras | |
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| Ash Wednesday | |
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| Ash Wednesday Family Prayer Service | |
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| Other Ash Wednesday and Lenten Activities | |
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| Families That Fast Together... | |
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| Ways to Fast | |
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| Pretzel Party: A Lenten Twist | |
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| Recipe for Soft Pretzels Made in a Bag | |
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| Making Forgiveness a Family Habit | |
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| Practicing Forgiveness with Young Children | |
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| Forgiveness Stones | |
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| Juggling Holy Week and Homework | |
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| Holy Thursday: Washing of the Feet | |
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| Good Friday | |
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| Veneration of the Cross at Home | |
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| Holy Saturday: Day of Waiting | |
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| Coloring Easter Eggs | |
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| Easter: Discovering New Life | |
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| Easter Treasure | |
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| Easter Treasure Hunt for Children | |
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| Easter Season Morning Prayer | |
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| Celebrating Easter Every Day | |
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| Easter Freedom | |
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| Pentecost: A Powerful Wind | |
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| Life Lessons from the Garden | |
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| Ordinary Time: Moments of Grace | |
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| Mealtime | |
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| Traditional Catholic Grace Before Meals | |
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| Open, Shut Them: Grace for Young Children | |
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| Superman Grace | |
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| "Rock Around the Clock" Grace | |
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| Simple Grace | |
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| Johnny Appleseed Grace | |
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| Traditional Grace | |
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| Celebrating Special Days | |
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| Blessing of a Child | |
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| Prayer to Honor a Person on a Special Day | |
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| National Holidays | |
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| Prayer for National Holidays | |
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| Summertime | |
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| Keep Holy the Summer | |
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| Thank God for Water! | |
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| Discipline Time | |
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| Parent's Prayer | |
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| Firm and Kind | |
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| A Call from the Principal's Office | |
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| Prayer Time | |
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| Praying as a Family | |
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| Prayer in Times of Crisis | |
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| Family Prayer Ritual in Crisis | |
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| The Examen: An Everyday Prayer | |
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| Labor Day Back-to-School: Work as Cocreation | |
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| Labor Day | |
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| Labor Day Family Blessing | |
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| Blessing Litany | |
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| Chores | |
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| Back-to-School Shopping: A Teachable Moment | |
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| First Day of School Blessing | |
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| Prayer for Younger Children | |
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| Prayer for Older Children | |
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| Get Rhythm! | |
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| Beware of Busyness | |
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| Prayer for Parent Feeling Overwhelmed | |
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| Keeping the Sabbath | |
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| Family Sabbath Box | |
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| Autumn Ember Days: Remembrance and Thanksgiving | |
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| Feast of Saint Francis: October 4 | |
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| Halloween, All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day | |
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| The Tale of the Jack-O-Lantern | |
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| Jack-O-Lantern Blessing | |
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| Trick-or-Treating | |
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| All Souls' Day | |
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| Family Remembrance Celebration | |
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| Space to Grieve | |
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| Grieving Divorce, Separation or Absence | |
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| A Psalm in Time of Loss and Grief | |
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| In Time of Illness | |
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| Blessing for Healing | |
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| Prayer for Healing a Sick Child | |
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| Encouraging Family Stories | |
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| Thanksgiving | |
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| Thanksgiving Table Prayer | |
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| Thanksgiving Litany | |
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| Thanksgiving All Year Round | |
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| Advent and Christmas: Waiting in Hope, Living in Joy | |
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| Advent Wreath Traditions | |
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| Family Advent Wreath Lighting | |
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| An Advent Leap of Faith | |
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| Traditions Around the Manger | |
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| Family Blessing of the Nativity | |
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| The Feast of Saint Nicholas: December 6 | |
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| A Night Prayer for the Feast of Saint Nicholas | |
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| Countering Christmas Consumerism | |
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| Christmas Tree Traditions | |
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| Family Christmas Tree Blessing | |
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| Christmas Eve Traditions | |
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| Christmas Eve Prayer | |
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| Christmas Morning | |
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| Home for the Holidays | |
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| Christmas Joy Lives on | |