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Deacon Recalls His Immigrant Grandmother’s Gumption – and Discovers Her Struggle with Depression

While he was growing up in Chicago, Deacon Don Grossnickle loved visiting his grandmother Maja, an immigrant from Sweden, and

Patricia Heaton’s second act hasn’t gone quite as expected so far, but having learned early in life that surrendering to

Teaching the faith to children in a relatable, interesting way is a goal for many parents and grandparents. And for

It sounds like the kind of thing you’d see in a movie, but it really happened to Sister Ave Clark,

Irish immigrant Father Patrick Peyton reached millions with his “the family that prays together stays together” call-to-action. But despite being

Want to live an extraordinary life? The best route to that goal is to follow the two great commandments: love

Spiritual director and author Becky Eldredge has a special term for “the sacred space within us where God resides.” She

For 10 years, singer-songwriter Marie Miller made albums with Curb Records, scored hits with songs such as “You’re Not Alone”

Many people are at least nominally familiar with the Irish Potato Famine of 1847 and the devastation it caused to

“God does His greatest work through frail people. He helps us become the people we are meant to be.” That’s