Bethany Beebe

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Food for Thought: Persisting in Prayer

When my aunt and uncle decided to remodel their home in Tennessee, a kitchen overhaul was part of the changes. With their new appliances came a free KitchenAid pedestal mixer. […]

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Food for Thought: Christ and the Calming of Our Storms

On my way to the Y recently, I could not help but notice a storm had come to town for spring break. The weather’s trip left a passport stamp of […]

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Food for Thought: The Simplicity of Sharing

We’ve developed a silly tradition at my house at Thanksgiving since my grandmother passed away. I make a batch of her rice-raisin pudding and give it to my mom, speaking […]

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Food for Thought: Options for Grace Abound

Cooking can be an enjoyable activity because once you get the basics down you can let your creativity flow. Of course, there is the matter of keeping the kitchen clean […]

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Food for Thought: Tending to Our Spiritual Gardens

The sun and warmer weather drew my family and me out into the yard to break our winter’s fast of outdoor space management. One person raked leaves, and another brushed […]

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St. Jude Parishioners Give Back through ‘Stations of Service’

“Lent is the favorable season for renewing our encounter with Christ, living in His word, in the sacraments, and in our neighbor,” Pope Francis wrote in his 2017 Lenten message, […]

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Food for Thought: Seeking the Spice of Life

We joke in my family that Velveeta is the spiciest food we can handle. Sometimes a little more adventurous, I guess you could say I was burned (so to speak) […]

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Food for Thought: Live Lent by Sharing the Season

As I was wandering through the produce department at the grocery store the other day, I saw the bananas and began thinking about how much they are like people. They […]

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Read Your Way through Lent

Books and Devotionals for All Ages Are Available to Help Guide and Offer Reflection on Lent “Never forget that there are only two philosophies to rule your life,” Venerable Fulton […]

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Catholic Schools Week: Celebrating the Mission of Faith

Catholic Schools Week is celebrated Sunday, January 26, through Saturday, February 1 “Catholic education,” Pope Francis said, “is vital in an age awash in information often transmitted without wisdom or […]

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Our Lady of Good Hope Opens New Gymnasium

“Our bodies are a gift from God we need to take care of,” Bishop Rhoades said during a ceremonial blessing of the new gym at Our Lady of Good Hope […]

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St. Joseph School in Fort Wayne Celebrates 100 Years

Every day is an opportunity for something good, but a few days are especially noteworthy at Fort Wayne’s St. Joseph Catholic Church and School. Ahead of the 100th anniversary of […]