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Abstinence as a Rite of Passage

By Joe LaGuardia There is something to be said about the importance of rites of passage in a person’s growth and development. A rite of passage is the act of crossing a threshold–traditionally going from adolescence to adulthood–by way of ritual, self-sacrifice, crisis, or sacrament. As such, most rites of passage require some senseContinue reading “Abstinence as a Rite of Passage”

Take time to be with loved ones

I have spent a lot of time in gardens this year, more time than ever before. One of them was a large garden–Gibb’s Gardens up in Canton–and the others were gardens of those who attend my church. At church, we have been working on a prayer garden of our own for our 30th anniversary asContinue reading “Take time to be with loved ones”