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About Alison Blanchet | The Catholic Miscellany
Alison Blanchet writes the column, Team Catholic. She is a youth director in Panama City Beach, Fla. Read her blog at http://teamcatholic.blogspot.com.
Alison Blanchet

Unwrap the gifts God has given to you

October 15, 2015 Alison Blanchet | The Catholic Miscellany

When Jim and I celebrated the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony last October, we received so many wonderful gifts. We left them all, unopened, at my parent’s house until November, when we returned to visit my […]

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Help your children navigate the challenges to their faith

October 2, 2015 Alison Blanchet | The Catholic Miscellany

Dear Parents of 2015, I feel for you. I don’t think parenting has ever been easy — and I feel personally responsible for helping my own parents take several years off their time in purgatory […]

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Make a sacrifice of the ugly cry

July 27, 2015 Alison Blanchet | The Catholic Miscellany

A few weeks ago I was on staff at a Catholic summer camp, attended by teens from all over the diocese. They arrived not knowing each other and left as total BFFs, swearing to keep […]

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The grass is always greener at the Joneses

May 25, 2015 Alison Blanchet | The Catholic Miscellany

After months of searching, Jim and I were ecstatic to find a house to rent. Living in a one-bedroom apartment as newlyweds was romantic, but my shoe collection and his two drum sets were struggling […]

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‘Owl’ get straight to the point

April 23, 2015 Alison Blanchet | The Catholic Miscellany

During Lent, my husband and I met Sarah at “Soup and Stations of the Cross”. Sarah is 8 years old and in third grade but carried herself like she was about 30 and this soup […]

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Keeping a clean carpet and a spotless soul

September 3, 2014 Alison Blanchet | The Catholic Miscellany

A few weeks ago I made a very grown up decision. I went to Wal-Mart and shelled out $43.84 (plus tax) for a new vacuum cleaner. My old vacuum bit the dust a few months […]

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Confessions of a Pope Francis fangirl

September 23, 2013 Alison Blanchet | The Catholic Miscellany

Like many of you, I am a fan of Pope Francis. I love St. Francis and went to Franciscan University, so he had me at his choice of patrons. When photos started circulating of him […]

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Prioritizing spiritual nourishment

May 7, 2013 Alison Blanchet | The Catholic Miscellany

Have you heard of Georgi Readman? Probably not — the teen had her 15 minutes of fame on the homepage of Yahoo News a few weeks ago when they wrote about her addiction to Ramen […]

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Add spiritual regimens to your list of resolutions

January 10, 2013 Alison Blanchet | The Catholic Miscellany

This past month I revisited an inner battle that you might be able to relate to. With daylight savings time causing a sunset long before I’m home from work, what little fitness time I used […]

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From election woes to election whoas!

November 28, 2012 Alison Blanchet | The Catholic Miscellany

Election 2012 was a day when my wildest dreams did not come true. As much as I told myself that no matter what happened, I’d be ready to accept the future with the  certainty that […]

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