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PRAYING WITH STORIES
a place to reflect on the stories that have moved and shaped me
Oh, also...
The Personal Rating System I'm Currently Using:
G - Simply and all around incredible
H - Artistically impressive
I - Personally Moving
J - Hard to explain why I love it
K - Exactly what it ought to be
L - Feels like snuggling up in a soft blanket
M - Mediocre
N - Honestly? not a fan
Christmas Movies
Advent doesn't start for another few days but my sister and I have managed to already watch my two favorite Christmas movies, so I'm...
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Nov 29, 20234 min read
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Christmas with the Kranks
NAME:Â Christmas with the Kranks SPECS:Â Film, 2004, PG, Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd SUMMARY: When their only daughter leaves...
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Nov 21, 20232 min read
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The Office
NAME: The Office SPECS: TV Series, TV-14, 2005-2013, Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, BJ Novak SUMMARY: Office...
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Nov 14, 20232 min read
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About Time
NAME: About Time SPECS: Film, 2013, R, Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy SUMMARY: A young man discovers that he has a...
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Nov 9, 20234 min read
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MCU on All Saints Day
NAME: Marvel Cinematic Universe SPECS: a whole bunch of films and shows SUMMARY: The stories of multiple superheroes begin separately...
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Nov 1, 20234 min read
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Era's Tour
NAME: Taylor Swift’s Era’s Tour SPECS: Concert, (I saw it in the theater), but there's definitely a lot of storytelling involved....
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Oct 30, 20232 min read
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This is Where I Leave You
NAME: This is Where I Leave You SPECS: Film, 2014, R, Jason Batemen, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Corey Stohl, Kathryn Hahn, Jane Fonda, Rose...
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Oct 26, 20234 min read
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The Goldfinch
NAME: The Goldfinch SPECS: Novel, 2013, Donna Tartt (there's a movie too but I haven't watched it yet) SUMMARY: The loss-ridden life of a...
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Oct 23, 20235 min read
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Overlapping Threads about Friendship
With full awareness of all the basic white girl jokes that it automatically incurs, I'm still going to claim that Love, Actually is a...
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Dec 27, 20214 min read
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Advent in Ancient Places
One of the most haunting things in Europe is to wander through the funerary art. In the Vatican museums there were halls crammed and...
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Dec 16, 20214 min read
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Grace and Scars
It's not every day you do something you've been wanting to all your life. But yesterday I arrived in Ireland and I honestly can't...
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Nov 30, 20212 min read
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Expectation vs. Reality
Mark Rober is someone who deserves all the attention he gets. His goofy experiments and builds are vehicles, not only for expertly...
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Nov 25, 20212 min read
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My King
The way my brain generally works is in a patchwork; images and ideas drawn from multiple sources, usually stories, woven together with...
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Nov 21, 20212 min read
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The Line Dividing Good and Evil...
...cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?" - Aleksandr Solzhenitzyn I have...
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Nov 18, 20214 min read
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Friendship with JPII
I've made lots of stumbling social media posts about him over the years. Because even my hipster streak (always annoyed whenever I like...
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Nov 12, 20214 min read
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The Book of Coming Forth By Day
It's striking to be in a place that has been inhabited for centuries, centuries of people leaving their mark on the same city. I was...
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Nov 11, 20211 min read
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The Badia Fiorentina, the Campanile, and Actual Sunshowers
Being provided for had been heavily a theme throughout the days we spent in Rome. Every morning I would ask the Holy Spirit to direct us...
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Nov 9, 20213 min read
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The Whole Story
So I really love history. (That's why I'm spending three months in Europe). It probably has something to do with how I learned history...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read
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A Whole New World
Sometimes the most profound experiences in prayer come from the strangest sources. I had always thought of "A Whole New World" as a...
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Oct 7, 20211 min read
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The Mysterious Benedict Society.
Disney+ Original. 2021. Based on the novel of the same name by Trenton Lee Stewart I'm not actually sure if I read the book. I know I...
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Aug 26, 20212 min read
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