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May 19th, 2013

The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you’ve got it made. — Jean Giraudoux

If you’re having trouble in your prayer practice, fake it until you make it; you’ll be surprised how it works.

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	December 25th, 2012 Merry Christmas! Thanks so much for participating in our 2012 Advent Surprise Calendar. To receive your final surprise, click the gift image to the right. Beginning tomorrow, the Busted Halo Daily Jolt will return, taking the place of the Advent Calendar, presenting daily quotes of inspiration and microchallenges to assist with your faith journey. And be sure to check back in February to see our Lenten Fast-Pray-Give Calendar; like an Advent Calendar, for Lent!…
	December 24th, 2012 I prefer the retro chic of spending Christmas just like Mary and Joseph did — traveling arduously back to the place of your birth to be counted, with no guarantee of a bed when you get there. You may end up sleeping on an old wicker couch with a dog licking your face while an Ab Rocket infomercial plays in the background. It’s a modern-day manger. — Tina Fey Practice extreme patience with your relatives this Christmas. Call a family member with whom you have trouble being patient and wish them a Merry Christmas.…
	December 23rd, 2012 If you can, realize the things that people say about you don’t really matter — it’s who you are. And the older you get, the more you’ll understand that. Because it gets better. And people get nicer too. — Stephen Colbert (for the It Gets Better Project) Donate $10 or more to the It Gets Better Project, an organization dedicated to helping reach LGBT teens who are bullied to teach them patience in dealing with bullies and the harassment they are subjected to.…
	December 22nd, 2012 Please give me a second grace. Please give me a second face.I’ve fallen far down, the first time around,Now I just sit on the ground in your way. — Nick Drake, “Fly” Part of being patient with others is being able to forgive them: Think of someone in your life that needs your forgiveness and find some way to tell them or show them you forgive them.…
	December 21st, 2012 Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise. — Victor Hugo, Les Misérables Write a letter of encouragement to someone who you know is going through a tough time. Don’t send an e-mail or e-card. Put pen to paper.…
	December 20th, 2012 The door that nobody else will go in at, seems always to swing open widely for me. — Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross Donate $10 or more to the Red Cross today, an organization that helps others get through tough times.…
	December 19th, 2012 Yeah man, you know to me a mountain is a Buddha. Think of the patience, hundreds of thousands of years just sitting there bein perfectly perfectly silent and like praying for all living creatures in that silence and just waitin for us to stop all our frettin and foolin. — Jack Kerouac, quoting his friend in The Dharma Bums Today, read about the Catholic Climate Covenant and take their St. Francis Pledge, “your first step in the right direction to care for creation and the poor.”…
	December 18th, 2012 Before you do anything, think. If you do something to try and impress someone, to be loved, accepted or even to get someone’s attention, stop and think. So many people are busy trying to create an image, they die in the process. — Salma Hayek Think of a positive personal trait that you often hide and make a pact to show it to others at least three times today.…
	December 17th, 2012 I grew up with six brothers. That’s how I learned to dance – waiting for the bathroom. — Bob Hope While you are waiting for something or on someone today, reap the benefits of the “forced” break.…
	December 16th, 2012 “I think it’s great the way churches have become more inclusive and open-minded these days.” “Yeah, sure.” VIDEO MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN Donate $10 or more to Busted Halo’s annual fund drive to keep our inclusive and open-minded conversation about faith going.…
	December 15th, 2012 These days of darkness, which we’ve known, Will blow away with this new sun. And I’ll kneel down, wait for now. And I’ll kneel down, know my ground. And I will wait, I will wait for you.– Mumford & Sons, “I Will Wait” Think about a situation that requires patience in your life right now or in the life of a loved one, and pray on it. Pray for strength as you wait in the darkness, that God will blow this darkness away and light will come back into a dark place.…
	December 14th, 2012 Short cuts make for long delays. — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit Leave 15 minutes early for work or school today giving yourself enough time to take a longer leisurely route there and back again.…
	December 13th, 2012 It is very strange that the years teach us patience — that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting. — Elizabeth Taylor Do an act of kindness for all of the elderly people you meet today and give special attention to those you know.…
	December 12th, 2012 A saint is a person who gives of themself without asking for anything in return. That’s how simple it is to be a saint. Try it! Try being a saint. — Edward James Olmos Be saintly today by giving something to someone in your life who least expects it and will probably not give you back anything in return.…
	December 11th, 2012 The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. — Ralph Marston Donate $10 or more to Busted Halo’s annual fund drive to help Busted Halo continue connecting young adults to their faith.…
	December 10th, 2012 I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end. — Margaret Thatcher Act selflessly and actively work against trying to get your own way today.…
	December 9th, 2012 HOOOOONNNNNNKKKKKKK! Practice patience with traffic today, whether you’re battling a case of road rage or merely trying to cross the street: give the other person the right of way, slow down, be kind.…
	December 8th, 2012 Sometimes I wonder if the world’s so small, / that we can never get away from the sprawl. / Living in the sprawl, dead shopping malls rise / Like mountains beyond mountains, and there’s no end in sight. — Arcade Fire, “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” Take more time to give this Christmas. Read this article to find alternative gift ideas.…
	December 7th, 2012 Then Mary said: “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your word.” And the Angel departed from her. — Luke 1:38 Watch and share this video about Mary as a reminder of how Mary said “Yes” to and had patience with God’s will. Then think of a specific way you too can say yes to and have patience with God’s will.…
	December 6th, 2012 A rich life consists fundamentally of serving others, trying to leave the world a little better than you found it. We need the courage to question the powers that be, the courage to be impatient with evil and patient with people, the courage to fight for social justice. — Cornel West Today, donate $10 or more to Catholic Charities, an agency working to reduce poverty, support families, and empower communities.…

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