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Faith
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Here is where I share insights and information about issues such as trauma, faith, and healing. I also write the occasional book review.
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Faith Hakesley
Jan 23
Misplaced Compassion: Illegal Immigration, Hypocrisy, and the Neglect of Survivors
+JMJ+ As someone who deeply loves my faith and my Church, I feel compelled to point out a glaring injustice. I generally avoid politics...
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Faith Hakesley
Jan 18
The Healing Power of the Catholic Latin Mass: A Survivor’s Reflection on the Extraordinary Form
I have found solace and peace in many places. One of those places is the Latin Mass.
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Faith Hakesley
Jan 16
Why I Kneel for Communion: A Survivor’s Perspective
+JMJ+ I am a Catholic survivor of clergy abuse, and my faith has been tested in many ways. The betrayal I experienced from someone who...
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Faith Hakesley
Jul 29, 2024
Honoring the Eucharist: The Essence of Our Catholic Faith
Let this be a call to action for all of us. To remember the immense love and grace that Jesus offers us in the Eucharist.
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Faith Hakesley
Mar 8, 2024
Honoring God-given Femininity
+JMJ+ While women around us can certainly inspire, motivate, and encourage us, it is to Mary and the saints to whom we should look to...
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Faith Hakesley
Apr 7, 2021
Jesus of Divine Mercy
A reflection on Jesus of Divine Mercy +JMJ+ Jesus suffered everything we suffered. He joins us in our suffering and never leaves our...
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Faith Hakesley
Mar 11, 2021
The Holy Name of Jesus
Encouraging respect for God's holy name +JMJ+ It seems that everywhere these days we hear the name of God being taken in vain, and many...
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Faith Hakesley
Dec 31, 2020
Staying Rooted in Hope in the New Year
Some reflections and encouragement for the new year +JMJ+ As this new year dawns upon us, I just want to say a quick thank you to you all...
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Faith Hakesley
Dec 14, 2020
There is Always Hope
Some reflections during this Advent season +JMJ+ There is always hope. If you’ve been following for me awhile you probably know that I...
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Faith Hakesley
Aug 17, 2020
Such a Time as This
+JMJ+ The other afternoon, I experienced a moment of pure panic. I wasn't doing anything particularly significant, just hanging the wash...
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Faith Hakesley
Jun 24, 2020
Litany of Trust
+JMJ+ 2020 has been quite a challenging year, hasn't it? There's really no word that comes to mind to accurately describe it. Our world...
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Faith Hakesley
Apr 9, 2020
Arms Open Wide
A few thoughts as we approach the end of this Lenten season and sharing some helpful resources from Our Sunday Visitor +JMJ+ Well, we've...
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Faith Hakesley
Mar 15, 2020
Walking Through the Desert of Lent
My thoughts on the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Catholic Church sexual abuse crisis, and finding Christ during this Lenten season +JMJ+...
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Faith Hakesley
Jan 1, 2020
Holding onto Hope in the New Year
+JMJ+ For many reasons, 2019 was a very difficult year for my family and me. Upon waking this morning in this new year, I honestly felt a...
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Faith Hakesley
Oct 1, 2019
A Sign for a Sign
+JMJ+ I became pregnant with my husband's and my first child in 2010. Call it "mothers intuition" but I knew right away that we were...
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Faith Hakesley
Sep 24, 2019
Learning to Live Again
+JMJ+ It hardly seems possible that three months have gone by since my heart nearly gave out when I suffered an episode of ventricular...
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Faith Hakesley
Sep 11, 2019
A Word on Priests, Our Spiritual Warriors
+JMJ+ “Judge the Catholic Church not by those who barely live by its spirit, but by the example of those who live closest to it.” (Ven....
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Faith Hakesley
Aug 30, 2019
A Simple Pilgrimage – A family visit to the final resting place of a relatively unknown priest
Originally posted to Faith Restored on August 23, 2019 Usually, I’m a bit of a homebody. I don’t typically go too far from home and I...
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Faith Hakesley
Aug 30, 2019
A Leap of Faith
Originally published to Faith Restored on August 7, 2019 The beauty and majesty of the New Hampshire mountains never ceases to amaze me!...
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