Category Archives: Life in the USA

An American Saint

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Carol Bannon

Today we celebrate the feast day of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American to be canonized a saint. St. Kateri exemplified the meaning of being true to one’s faith, being true to Jesus Christ and to His Church on … Continue reading →

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Differences Create Beauty

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Carol Bannon

God creates a world filled with a cornucopia of differences. And when each is allowed to bloom, we are all enhanced. Continue reading →

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Just Thinking About Tomorrow

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Carol Bannon

Just thinking about tomorrow, when civilization encourages differences, doesn’t try to ignore them. Continue reading →

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Down Syndrome Awareness Month  

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Carol Bannon

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Get involved. Continue reading →

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Finding the ‘Kind’ in Mankind

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Carol Bannon

Sometimes, when you least expect it, you hear something that causes you to pause; or, in my case made me stop and think, “Seriously? They even USE that word today”.  This happened to me when I heard the word Mankind … Continue reading →

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The Face of Labor Day

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Carol Bannon

Would you believe a socialist was responsible for OUR Labor Day? And it was not Bernie Sanders, although like Bernie Sanders he did fight for a living wage. Continue reading →

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Two Dyers, Hundreds of Dead Babies, and Money

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Carol Bannon

Two Dyers, over 100 yrs apart – both making money off of dead babies. Coincidence? You be the judge. Amelia Dyer – a notorious baby farmer , hung for her crimes in 1896 for murdering infants in her care in London England; although … Continue reading →

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The Freedom to Choose…Really?

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Carol Bannon

Yesterday  a young woman was ordered by the State of Connecticut Supreme Court to continue with a medical treatment, chemotherapy, for her cancer. Cassandra C and the State of CT Medical vs homeopathic treatment aside…and I am not going to … Continue reading →

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Grace of Yes Day!

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Carol Bannon

There is a place, in Boston, where people gather everyday and say Yes God.  It is called the Yawkey Family Inn.  This home was built on compassion, it is run on compassion…it is a place where people say “Yes God” … Continue reading →

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Here I Go Again

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Carol Bannon

It is time to change homes once again, and I know from experience it will not be easy. Trust me – having moved from Connecticut, to Ohio, to Minnesota, and back to Ohio in under thirteen years  I have a … Continue reading →

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