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Mary Ellen Barrett is a home-educating mother of seven children. Her column, "Life in Our Domestic Church," is regularly featured in "The Long Island Catholic." For more of her writing, visit MaryEllenBarrett.com.

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Six ways to be a thoughtful gift giver

Mary Ellen Barrett Nov 27, 2017 0
Have you ever had the experience of giving a gift and knowing the recipient hated it — either by the look on the person’s face when he or she opened it or its disregard later? I have, and it’s not a good feeling. I have also been on the…

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