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    CARING FOR THE FALLEN

    Apr 07, 2020 4 minutes
    By Mike Kirchen

    Catholic kids were taught to pray early on, and we did so every day. We prayed aloud together in school and when the nuns herded us to church for confessions. We prayed for everything and everyone. At bedtime we prayed for our families, relatives and friends. We prayed for the “poor souls in purgatory.” I guess that was to get them an early out. We prayed that it wouldn’t rain on the Saturday picnic and that we’d win the basketball game Friday night. Praying was very much a part of our lives, and I remember praying that I would pass tests, even in college. We still studied hard

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