We Ask God To Bless All Veterans

Almighty and eternal God, those who take refuge in you will be glad and forever will shout for joy. Protect these soldiers as they discharge their duties. Protect them with the shield of your strength and keep them safe from all evil and harm. May the power of your love enable them to return home in safety, that with all who love them, they may ever praise you for your loving care. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

UNTIL TUESDAY

In honor of Veterans Day this Friday, we feature an AMAZING story about a returning war veteran who says he owes his life and the joy in it to a golden retriever named Tuesday. He has written a book about this life changing journey that will stir the hearts of all who read it, to the incredible power of the human-animal bond of love.

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Service Dogs for Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder  

November's Recommended Read:  

Until Tuesday

~by Michele Gregoire

Catholic Steward's Book Reviewer, Michele Gregoire, has a review for you on UNTIL TUESDAY: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him. It is a review that will have you racing to the bookstore for your copy. Soldiers and their service dogs ...a look at the new American war vet!

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This month, Father Ron is going to share stories of war and veterans whose stories show us all the price of freedom, as he asks us to pray for "lasting peace."

ALL Things New

~by Susi Pittman

Susi loves to contemplate scripture and then exhort in its truth to those who want to believe that their pets will be in Heaven. This week no exhortation is necessary. There is nothing but the scripture itself and a quote from St. Irenaeus that are words "in" perfection towards the theological premise that all creation returns to its Creator.

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Doing Good 

~by Sister Marie Rene, S.S.J.

Are you waiting on God's bull-horn or are you listening for His still small voice? Which one do you think Sister Marie Rene heard this past week?

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Sea Turtle Wrap

~by Frank Gromling

It's a WRAP! The Sea Turtle Nesting season is officially over and Frank brings us up to date on his "tour of duty" on the Atlantic coast line in Florida.

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If We Could Only Imagine 

~by Mary Galvano-Bajohr

A priest, a dog and a priest's message of inspiration....we can all be mystics. Mary couldn't agree more!!

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Light

~by Joseph Kaiser

"Let there be light." Joe takes us on a transitional journey of LIGHT through both the Old & New Testaments. Are you sure you understand light?

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BENEFIT CONCERT, Free Admission-

RECEPTION TO FOLLOW

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The Vet Art Project provides opportunities for veterans and their families to work in collaboration with artists to create art about war and service, and to foster discussion about how war and service affect us all.

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Wounded Nature

Wounded Nature - Working Veterans is a non-profit entity cleaning up rural beaches and estuaries on the East Coast. We hire wounded veterans who have completed their rehabilitation as our clean-up workers providing them with their first civilian paycheck aiding transition into the workforce.

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Australian Sunrise, Point Danger 

HELPING DOGS HELPING HEROES 

These wonderful dogs are rescued from shelters and professionally trained as service dogs for PTSD veterans.

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PETS FOR VETS 

A YOUNG MAN ON A MISSION:  

Dominic Piconi  

(Our thanks to Dodie for this great story!)

Growing the Rose of Sharon and Over-Wintering Tips

Rose of Sharon flowers in late summer to fall when few other shrubs are in bloom. Flower colors include blue, pink, red, lavender, purple, and white, depending on the variety. Most varieties grow 8 to 12 feet tall and 6 to 10 feet wide. The plant shows good pollution tolerance, making it appropriate for urban gardens.

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Home-made Medicines for the Flu  

PURCHASE THE EBOOK on Homemade Medicines 

This Tuesday We Have an  

ASTEROID FLY-BY!

ASTEROID FLYBY: NASA radars are monitoring 2005 YU55, an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier, as it heads for a Nov. 8th flyby of the Earth-Moon system. There is no danger to our planet. At closest approach on Tuesday at 3:28 pm PST (23:28 UT), the space rock will be 324,600 kilometers away. Nevertheless, professional astronomers are eagerly anticipating the flyby as the asteroid presents an exceptionally strong radar target. Even amateur astronomers might be able to photograph it during the hours around closest approach.

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