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		<title>The Unexpected Mercy of God</title>
		<link>http://www.theursulines.org/2010/03/07/the-unexpected-mercy-of-god/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Therese Ann Rich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weekly Reflection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[God's patience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mercy of God]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My father was a very patient man.  One year he took a peach stone and planted it in a small pot.  The first year yielded nothing. The second year &#8211; a small stick that really looked dead.  He then transplanted that &#8220;dead stick&#8221; into his garden. He fertilized it, watered it, cared for that &#8220;dead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glory Through Self-Offering</title>
		<link>http://www.theursulines.org/2010/02/28/glory-through-self-offering/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Therese Ann Rich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weekly Reflection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saw his glory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transfiguration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us live too hectic lives &#8211; working, cleaning, preparing meals, answering emails and a hundred other things. I have often mused, &#8220;Oh to be bored just one day!&#8221;  Life is hectic!  When I might finally sit down in the evening I often doze off while reading or watching TV.  I might wake up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy 15th Anniversary of the Cafe</title>
		<link>http://www.theursulines.org/2010/02/25/happy-15th-anniversary-of-the-cafe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Kathleen Minchin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Face of Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[presence of Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ursuline Sisters HIV/AIDS Ministry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Ursuline Sisters Ministry to people with HIV/AIDS began in 1993 with a monthly support group.  The following year we started to distribute pantry bags on the 3rd Saturday of the month, and in 1995 we decided we needed to bring people together for a longer period of time to have an opportunity to talk and share and visit in a safe environment. The Café has served 180 meals since 1995; we have never missed a month and the number of guests continues to grow.]]></description>
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		<title>Sister Darla Jean Vogelsang</title>
		<link>http://www.theursulines.org/2010/02/22/becoming-a-nun-sister-darla-vogelsang/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theursulines.org/2010/02/22/becoming-a-nun-sister-darla-vogelsang/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Therese Ann Rich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sister Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[becoming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sacrifice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sister Darla Jean Vogelsang]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What made me pursue becoming a nun fifty years ago?   Was it the inspiring HM and OSU women religious of my formative elementary and high school years back in the fifties? ]]></description>
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		<title>To Be Tempted</title>
		<link>http://www.theursulines.org/2010/02/21/to-be-tempted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Therese Ann Rich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weekly Reflection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fidelity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Temptation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is said that certain items are &#8220;rust-proof.&#8221;  Other things are billed as either &#8220;dust-proof&#8221; or &#8220;spill-proof&#8221; or &#8220;bullet-proof&#8221; or &#8220;child-proof&#8221; or &#8220;scratch-proof.&#8221; But here’s something which no human being ever has been or ever will be: &#8220;temptation-proof.&#8221;
Temptations are luring. They present us with a seeming good we do not presently have but want. Without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Lenten Journey</title>
		<link>http://www.theursulines.org/2010/02/17/our-lenten-journey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Therese Ann Rich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weekly Reflection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lenten journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lenten practices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the Church&#8217;s observance of Ash Wednesday 17 February 2010, Lent begins.  This holy season is a time to rediscover the Lord and live like Him more consciously.  In these forty days, marked by traditional penitential practices, we are challenged to turn away from sin.  We are called to commit ourselves anew to live the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering Fr. William Petrunak</title>
		<link>http://www.theursulines.org/2010/02/15/remembering-fr-william-petrunak/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theursulines.org/2010/02/15/remembering-fr-william-petrunak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Mary McCormick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fr Petrunak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holy Trinity Struthers Ohio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Truke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trunes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ursuline High School]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[His students called him &#8220;Truke,&#8221; his colleagues at the high schools called him &#8220;Trunes,&#8221; his family and the people of Holy Trinity called him &#8220;Fr. Bill.&#8221;   Whatever name, Fr. William Petrunak was beloved.
I have been thinking about him a lot since I learned of his death (he died on Saturday Feburary 13, 2010).  He was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lent</title>
		<link>http://www.theursulines.org/2010/02/14/lent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theursulines.org/2010/02/14/lent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Mary McCormick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weekly Reflection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conversion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lent]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[First a story:  Missionaries were traveling in Africa accompanied by natives who acted not only as guides, but also as the ones who carried the luggage, supplies and other materials.  The missionaries were anxious to get to their destination which was only accessible on foot, and proposed an ambitious schedule to which the group kept for three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blessed Are You</title>
		<link>http://www.theursulines.org/2010/02/14/blessed-are-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theursulines.org/2010/02/14/blessed-are-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Therese Ann Rich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weekly Reflection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blessed are you]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Face of Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kingdom of God]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theursulines.org/?p=1381</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My nephew was about to &#8220;graduate&#8221; from kindergarten. He put on his paper mortarboard and marched with his class to the stage. As he received his &#8220;diploma&#8221;, Jason shook hands with his teacher.  After the ceremony, we each said &#8220;Congratulations.&#8221;  Jason looked at us and asked, &#8220;What does that mean?&#8221; His mom and dad answered, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Go Deeper! Are You Serious Jesus?</title>
		<link>http://www.theursulines.org/2010/02/07/go-deeper-are-you-serious-jesus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theursulines.org/2010/02/07/go-deeper-are-you-serious-jesus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Therese Ann Rich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weekly Reflection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discipleship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[presence of Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[they left everything and followed him]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a child growing up around Lake Erie, there were many occasions to set out early in the morning on one of the many fishing boats. And as may be there were times when we sat out all morning with nothing to show for our efforts. Professionals we were not. And as we came to [...]]]></description>
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