by Kevin Banet | Oct 16, 2023 | mental health, nursing homes, Prayer
I know of two men who make regular trips to the dementia unit of a local nursing home. Two or three times a month one of them brings a statue of Mary and leads them in the rosary. To the outside observer, there seems to be few results from what they do. The man...
by Kevin Banet | Nov 25, 2021 | History, Prayer
We often think of the gratefulness of the pilgrims in 1621 as sparking our Thanksgiving holiday. But there is more to the story. In that year, the pilgrims, who had made a 66-day journey from England, celebrated with a three-day feast, attended by members of the local...
by Kevin Banet | Oct 2, 2021 | Prayer
Caregivers – whether family members or professionals – endure many difficulties of caring for their loved ones. We offer this prayer, composed by several laypersons and a priest, to all who want to reach out to God for the graces needed to carry out their...
by Kevin Banet | Sep 1, 2021 | Prayer
Prayer to St. Joseph in the Winter of My Life Good St. Joseph… Please help me with my challenges… with my illness… with my loneliness… with my fear. So much has changed in my life. I cannot do the activities that I used to do. I cannot go to...