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Mary Ortwein

About the Author

Mary Ortwein lives in Frankfort, Kentucky in the US. A convert to Catholicism in 1969, Mary had a deeper conversion in 2010. She earned a theology degree from St. Meinrad School of Theology in 2015. Now an Oblate of St. Meinrad, Mary takes as her model Anna, who met the Holy Family in the temple at the Presentation. Like Anna, Mary spends time praying, working in church settings, and enjoying the people she meets. Though formally retired, Mary continues to work part-time as a marriage and family therapist and therapy supervisor. A grandmother and widow, she divides the rest of her time between facilitating small faith-sharing groups, writing, and being with family and friends. Earlier in her life, Mary worked avidly in the pro-life movement. In recent years that has taken the form of Eucharistic ministry to Carebound and educating about end-of-life matters. Now, as Respect for Human Life returns to center stage, she seeks to find ways to communicate God's love and Lordship for all--from the moment of conception through the moment we appear before Jesus when life ends.

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Passion According to Mark

Mary Ortwein
Passion According to Mark

The picture today is a simple, stark cross. It is our picture today because it represents well St. Mark’s narrative of Holy Week.  Of the […]

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Cycle B 5th Sunday of Lent Give Me Your Heart

Mary Ortwein
Cycle B 5th Sunday of Lent Give Me Your Heart

A friend forwarded someone else’s entry on Facebook.  It would have been the picture for today’s reflection if I could know about its source and […]

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Cycle B 4th Sunday of Lent Fully Charged

Mary Ortwein
Cycle B 4th Sunday of Lent  Fully Charged

I needed a new power cord for my little modern vacuum cleaner.  It came in the mail this week.  With it was a folded paper […]

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