Calling Volunteer Feet

By Francine & Byron Pirola | April 18, 2025 |

It’s that time of year when parishioners scatter like startled sheep. The call goes out for volunteers to have their feet washed on Holy Thursday, and suddenly, we’re armed with a thousand excuses.  We get it – our knobbly, stinky feet aren’t exactly our best feature. The idea of baring them in public, especially to…

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Song of Songs Explained

By Guest Author | July 22, 2021 |

Get in touch with one of the greatest love songs of all time – the Book of the Song of Songs in the Old Testament. Written as a poetic dialogue between the bride, the bridegroom and a chorus, this series of erotic love poems speak of the raptures of being in love. Some translations (eg…

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Wedding Stress: Dealing with In-laws

By Francine & Byron Pirola | October 30, 2012 |
|Wedding Stress: Dealing with in-laws||

When you marry, you marry into a family. And your fiancé gets more than just a new spouse, he/she gets another branch of the family – your family! Read on for tips on handling tension with in-laws. This is how it has always been, but in recent decades, the reality of extended family has come…

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