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		<title>Oh, the Irony</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 12th of July, Isabel turned four years old. Isn&#8217;t she cute covered in ketchup? Isabel got a birthday phone call from &#8220;Grandma Liz&#8221;, Chris&#8217;s mom, that struck me as incredibly ironic. She had just returned from &#8220;The Twelfth&#8221; parades. It&#8217;s the Protestant Northern Irish national holiday, celebrating the victory of Protestant King William [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soimarriedacatholic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5686952&amp;post=617&amp;subd=soimarriedacatholic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always had trouble understanding mortification. In becoming Catholic, there were subjects that I sidelined, preferring to focus on the meat and potatoes of Catholic life, instead of the weird fringe. For instance, I always steered clear of the saints section of the bookstore, especially the book entitled The Incorruptibles. That&#8217;s the kind of stuff [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soimarriedacatholic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5686952&amp;post=590&amp;subd=soimarriedacatholic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Catholic Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday, Father Andrew gave a homily comparing our approach to the Eucharist with barbecue ribs, since he had just recently judged a contest at a local parish. The three categories in which the ribs were judged on were presentation, taste, and tenderness. We too, he said, should examine how we present ourselves before Christ, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soimarriedacatholic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5686952&amp;post=599&amp;subd=soimarriedacatholic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blog name changed&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; temporarily, at least until I figure out a better name, or decide to start a different blog for a different stage in my journey. Feel free to offer suggestions. Filed under: blogs, my story<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soimarriedacatholic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5686952&amp;post=584&amp;subd=soimarriedacatholic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The deed is done. They let me in My brother ended up coming to Easter vigil. It was nice to have family there, but of course it caused a few odd conversations and unfortunately I&#8217;m not one who quickly thinks of good responses, unless you include sarcastic comments in the category of good responses. I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soimarriedacatholic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5686952&amp;post=580&amp;subd=soimarriedacatholic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rosary Reflections &#8211; The Sorrowful Mysteries</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary: First Decade: The Agony of Our Lord in the Garden (Matthew 26:36-56) Second Decade: Our Lord is Scourged at the Pillar (Matthew 27:26) Third Decade: Our Lord is Crowned with Thorns (Matthew 27:27-31) Fourth Decade: Our Lord Carries the Cross to Calvary [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soimarriedacatholic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5686952&amp;post=373&amp;subd=soimarriedacatholic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Easter Gift &#8211; Book Give Away</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Easter is only six days away now, and it serendipitously falls on my birthday this year. My first birthday as a Catholic will be my first day as a Catholic. My journey to enter the Catholic Church has seemed so laborious and fraught with indecision. Although I think that anyone looking back, even at my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soimarriedacatholic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5686952&amp;post=567&amp;subd=soimarriedacatholic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>To Rome, one way or another</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although I avoid the news as much as I can, since I get a little too&#8230; involved in it, I am aware of the recent health care bill passage and at least some of the reactions it has sparked. Opponents are outraged, appalled, fearing for our country, slamming the President for being a fascist, etc. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soimarriedacatholic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5686952&amp;post=518&amp;subd=soimarriedacatholic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The First Lashes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And so it begins. I had a feeling that the reason my parents took my joining the Catholic Church so well is that they didn&#8217;t realize how Catholic I am. Today, I was telling my mom that we will most likely put our kids in the Catholic school of our parish. It&#8217;s a good school [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soimarriedacatholic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5686952&amp;post=557&amp;subd=soimarriedacatholic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>God Answers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris and I have lately been enjoying the show Joan of Arcadia. It&#8217;s about a sixteen year old girl who is sent on missions from God when He appears to her in the form of different people. I love Joan&#8217;s childlike petulance and lack of understanding and her sincere desire to help. Although I&#8217;d want [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soimarriedacatholic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5686952&amp;post=553&amp;subd=soimarriedacatholic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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