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Minnesota’s newest Mother of the Year Jenessa Fillipi is pictured at the Down Home annual Christmas event with baby Shadalya. MOORHEAD — The crown sitting atop Minnesota’s newest Mother of the Year, as bestowed by American Mothers Inc., is by no means always sparkling and perfectly positioned. But Jenessa Fillipi won’t let that stop her…
Continue Reading Faith Conversations: Faith led Fillipi to Mother of the Year, Down Home ministry
It’s taken me years to understand the religious image of a heart being pierced with a sword, but over time, I’ve been drawn to the Sorrowful Heart of Mary and have come to deeply appreciate…
Continue Reading Living Faith: The big retreat takeaway: roses and swords
In my faith tradition, we excise the word “Alleluia” from our vocabulary during Lent. Why? Because it’s important to save the celebratory exclamations for the appropriate time so that we might more deeply enter those…
Continue Reading Living Faith: Where, O death, is your victory? Your sting?
Whenever the topic of abortion comes up in “Living Faith,” strong emotions in every direction follow. Most recently, the subject emerged from this letter to the editor and my response . The morning my column ran, I received an…
Continue Reading Living Faith: Abortion is a topic that taps roiling emotions
Writing publicly on controversial topics can evoke disagreement, so I was prepared to let the Feb. 26 letter to the editor by Hilary Ray dangle. But I’m concerned about the public being misled. It seems important to…
Continue Reading Living Faith: A response to Hilary Ray’s letter to the editor
https://pixabay.com/photos/woman-person-sunset-dreams-alone-491623/ For years, I’ve been watching women walking into and out of the abortion facility here in the Red River Valley. But despite this scene playing out hundreds of times in my experience, I’ve only…
Continue Reading Sidewalk Stories: Aloneness of abortion helps fuel this sad industry
Hello friend! Welcome to Peace Garden Passage. I pray your visit brings refreshment. Blessings & peace! Roxane