This Mother's Day, Give The Gift Of Mass

Mother’s Day is this Sunday, offering us the opportunity to honor the women who gave us life and continue to guide us, either here on earth or from heaven.

Each year, my parents and I begin Mother’s Day with Mass before letting my Mom put her feet up for the day. Sometimes my Dad and I plan a simple afternoon at home, with both of us attempting to mimic my Mom’s irreplaceable culinary skills in the kitchen, while other years we plan a surprise day with a scenic bike trip or a drive to a small-town café. No matter how the day unfolds, we always begin with Mass, offering our thanks for a mother’s selfless love.

Last year on Mother’s Day, as my parents and I walked out of church ready to begin our day, a former teacher of mine crossed our path. After a quick hug, she looked at me purposefully

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The long-haul essential: Lie-flat beds

Frequent fliers have become accustomed to many amenities on flights – a free beverage, overhead storage (if you’re lucky!), Internet access and more. For international flights, the expectations are even higher as travelers spend countless hours inside the aircraft. For long-haul routes, travelers in business or first class cabins hope to see a fully lie-flat bed as they file onto the plane. 

Airlines are installing these versatile seats at a rapid pace, as they too recognize the need for business and leisure travelers alike to rest comfortably as they fly across time zones and country borders. So which carriers should travelers look to for this long-haul essential? Here are a few carriers I would recommend

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3 Easy Dates for Busy Singles

We journey through life along a path riddled with excuses – excuses about our physical health, our eating habits, our Mass attendance, our work commitments and, most often, our dating lives.

“I’m just not ready.”

“I’m still not over my last significant other.”

And the real clinker:
“I don’t have enough time.”

Excuses, excuses, excuses.

Funny how we make time for other important aspects of our lives but let our search for Mr. or Mrs. Right fall to the wayside when our schedules are overflowing.

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Prom-posals: Practice For Marriage Proposals?

Sequined gowns, sharp tuxedos, colorful corsages, sleek limos, the hope for a special slow dance. Prom season is here, and the high school juniors and seniors across the country are preparing for the quintessential teenage evening by making a crucial choice, not who to bring as a date, but how to ask.

Men spend weeks preparing to pop the question and propose marriage, but a new wave of proposals, “prom-posals,” are making their way across high schools, and they’re just as elaborate, if not more extravagant.

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