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Gladys Morais: She still burns bright in our hearts

November 8, 2025 marks 10 years since my beloved mother left us to join the angels Gladys Vaz Morais May 8, 1923 – November 8, 2015 My sister, Elaine/Sushie, sent me a message on this anniversary of our mother’s passing

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Gifts of the Magi

“I tell you solemnly:  as a young man you fastened your belt and went about as you pleased; but when you are older you will stretch out your hands and another will tie you fast and carry you off against

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Love’s Ways to Grace

Love as joy can keep us living fully, right up to our fingertips, till the end of our days.  Or, perversely, love, clouded by fear of loss, can make us shut down our capacity for life too soon as we

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