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Mary Ortwein

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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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Monday, January 14, 2019 – Hebrews and the Call of Christ

Mary Ortwein
Monday, January 14, 2019 - Hebrews and the Call of Christ

As we enter “Ordinary Time” in the Church calendar, Mother Church gives us four weeks of first readings from the book of Hebrews.  Hebrews ties […]

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Monday, January 7, 2018 – Testing Spirits, Choosing Paths

Mary Ortwein
Monday, January 7, 2018 - Testing Spirits, Choosing Paths

Do remember these words by Robert Frost? “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I […]

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December 31, 2018 – Children of the Light

Mary Ortwein
December 31, 2018 - Children of the Lightpuzzle

A part of my 12 Days of Christmas is to work a jigsaw puzzle.  The picture you see is this year’s puzzle at its current […]

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