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In Everyday Sacrament: The Messy Grace of Parenting Laura Kelly Fanucci sees the Catholic sacraments through the smudged and sticky lens of life with little ones. From dinnertime chaos to bath-time giggles to never-ending loads of laundry, Laura stumbles into the surprising truth of what the seven sacraments really mean: that God is present always, even in the messes of motherhood.A spiritual memoir of parenting's early years and a sacramental theology rooted in family life, Everyday Sacrament offers an honest, humorous, and hopeful look at ordinary moments as full of grace.
Contents
Contents
Introduction: Before Beginning—An Unexpected Story
Part I: Beginnings: Baptism and Confirmation 9
Chapter 1: Bathed in New Life—Baptism 11
Softened with Showers 11
Prelude to Baptism 16
Parenting toward Possibility 22
Chapter 2: Celebrating Grace—Confirmation 29
Infertility's Long Initiation 29
A Strong Hand on the Shoulder 36
The Spirit's Flashes 42
Part II: Rhythms: Eucharist, Reconciliation, and Anointing of the Sick 49
Chapter 3: Broken for You—Eucharist 51
This Is My Body, Given for You 51
Lessons from the Dinner Table 55
Chrysalis in the Communion Line 59
Chapter 4: From Frustration to Forgiveness—Reconciliation 65
When He Loved the Sitter More than Me 65
Bad Moods and Breaking Bread 71
The Gift of the Pilgrimage 74
Chapter 5: Helping to Heal—Anointing of the Sick 82
Kneading Hands 82
The Wounds We Hold 90
When the Heart Breaks Open 94
Part III: Callings: Marriage and Holy Orders 99
Chapter 6: Everyday Vows—Marriage 102
The Focal Point 102
I Do. Again. 109
Where the Story Begins 115
Chapter 7: Challenges of the Calling—Holy Orders 120
A Litany of the Dirty Work 120
Showered with Blessing 127
To My Children, Called in Childhood 134
In Gratitude 143
