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Sep 2024
29m 3s

What are You Worth?

Father Michael O'Loughlin and Mother Natalia
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This week Mother Natalia reflects on self-worth despite no visible evidence of contribution to the greater good. This comes after she got COVID and struggled with fatigue, which impacted her day-to-day operations at the monastery.

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Useless but not Worthless

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