This issue of Catholic Update features day-by-day meditations by renowned author Kathy Coffey. Coffey encourages you not to attempt to achieve perfection, but to focus on what's really important. She writes, "Achieving the perfectly orchestrated holiday doesn't matter. What matters is watching for God in every situation, being attentive to small signs and fingerprints. These brief meditations may sharpen awareness and bring a reflective calm into a busy time."

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