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Solomon's Redemption: How Jesus Teaches Us How To Conquer Temptation
On March 4, 2025 the yearly festivities of Mardi Gras will commence. For Catholics (and perhaps some Protestant denominations) , this...
Mary Stempky
Mar 36 min read


From The Orient Comes A Lesson In Orienting Hearts Towards Christ: An Epiphany Reflection
whether they were kings or ambassadors, they were on a diplomatic journey; they were honoring Christ as a new king, adult or not.
Mary Stempky
Jan 65 min read


Celebrating a Freshman Fiesta: Reflections on My Freshman Year at Cathedral High School
"You take a deep breath/ and you walk through the doors/ it's the morning of your very first day"- "Fifteen" by Taylor Swift While I am...
Mary Stempky
Aug 11, 20248 min read


God Must Be Served First: The Aftermath of the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony
Every four years (absenting a few wartimes and the Coronavirus) the world seems to drop everything and glue their eyes to a tv screen to...
Mary Stempky
Jul 30, 20244 min read


Embracing The Klutz: Dyspraxia Lived Ch.3
Welcome Back to My series of Dyspraxia. Since we have gone through the basics time to get into some detail. Today I will talk about...
Mary Stempky
Jul 27, 20242 min read


This Is My Blood of the Covenant: Eucharistic Congress Day 5
Welcome Back, One last time. On July 21st, 2024, The 10th National Eucharist closed out with one final Revival Session with Keynotes from...
Mary Stempky
Jul 23, 20245 min read


This Is My Body: Eucharistic Congress Day 4
Welcome back!! On July 20th 2024 the Catholic Church had its fourth day of the 10th National Eucharistic Congress. The theme for the day...
Mary Stempky
Jul 23, 20249 min read


Has Eternal Life: Eucharistic Congress Day 3
Welcome Back!! It's another beautiful day in Indianapolis. On July 19th, 2024, the 10th National Eucharistic Congress had it's third day....
Mary Stempky
Jul 21, 202410 min read


And Drinks My Blood: Eucharistic Congress Day 2
Good evening!! Another day entering into the beauty of the Eucharist. On July 18th, 2024, the theme of the National Eucharistic Congress...
Mary Stempky
Jul 20, 20247 min read


He Who Eats My Flesh: The Eucharistic Congress Day 1
Well, Welcome to this daily reflection on the National Eucharistic Congress. The Congress kicked off July 17, 2024. I am pretty sure...
Mary Stempky
Jul 18, 20243 min read


Hear, My Daughter, Your Father's Instruction: 5 Life-Lessons I've Learned From My Father
Each year in June, one Sunday is designated Father's Day. Broadly in Christianity, the primary image used to imagine God is Father.
Mary Stempky
Jun 16, 20247 min read


What The Mutts is a Busia?
Busia is the what I called my father's mother, Alice Josephine (Gularski) Stempky. I knew this woman for 19 years of my life. Today, May...
Mary Stempky
May 18, 20247 min read


Embracing the Klutz: Dyspraxia Lived Ch. 2
Welcome Back to the Wonderful World of Dis....Dyspraxia. Today I will be going through the history of this condition. Just because it is...
Mary Stempky
May 14, 20243 min read


Unfathomable Mercy: The Beauty of the Feast of the Divine Mercy
Happy Feast of the Divine Mercy Eve!!! The average Catholic probably knows Sunday, April 7, 2024 is the Feast of the Divine Mercy. What...
Mary Stempky
Apr 6, 202410 min read


Embracing The Klutz: Dyspraxia Lived
Ok time for a short TMI about my life story. Everyone knows what Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is. Everyone knows what...
Mary Stempky
Mar 9, 20243 min read


The Lenten Desert Where Souls Are Purified
Wait...isn't it still ordinary time? Yes. for the Ordinary Form the brief Ordinary Time between Christmas and Lent is still going on. For...
Mary Stempky
Feb 10, 20245 min read


Row Row Row Your Shell: Reviewing Boys in the Boat
Time for review of the recent adaptation of Daniel James Brown's Boys in The Boat. Now this is not going to be as in depth as I would...
Mary Stempky
Jan 27, 20244 min read
From Womb to Tomb: Why I'm Pro-Life
It's no accident that I'm posting this on the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade (1973) overturned by Dobbs v. Jackson (2022). However, I will...
Mary Stempky
Jan 22, 20245 min read


Mama's Memoir From Agreda: Journeying Through the City of God
a Spanish Nun, Sister Mary of Jesus, an abbess in a Franciscan Convent in Agreda, received revelations about the life of the Blessed Virgin
Mary Stempky
Jan 13, 20244 min read


The Christmas Season Begins (Not Ends) Today
So in many ways it will seem as if the Christmas season ends with Christmas. But wait...does it?
Mary Stempky
Dec 25, 20234 min read
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