Monthly Archives: August 2015

From the Core

Posted on August 19, 2015 by sstyves

Trees have always spoken to me This one caught my attention in the earlier part of the day when the sap sparkled in the sunshine. This afternoon in the shade, I returned. As I stood looking out at the … Continue reading →

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Face to Face

Posted on August 18, 2015 by sstyves

Gideon is not someone I am very familiar with but I like that he builds an altar to the Lord today and calls it The Lord is peace. In Chapter 6 of Judges, Gideon is full of tough questions: If … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Commandments

Posted on August 17, 2015 by sstyves

How do our lives bear fruit? Today in the Gospel, a man comes to Jesus, according to the 19th Chapter of Matthew, asking how to achieve eternal life. Jesus responds by instructing him to keep the commandments, listing the usual … Continue reading →

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Wisdom Builds

Posted on August 16, 2015 by sstyves

Wisdom in the Hebrew Scriptures is personified. She is often at work and in today’s First Reading from Proverbs 9 she is building a house with seven pillars. She invites those without common sense to come and eat bread and … Continue reading →

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Soul Magnifying

Posted on August 15, 2015 by sstyves

Marian Feast Days are not all confusing but this one tends to be for non-Catholics and Catholics alike. The Assumption of the Virgin Mary celebrates her body and soul being assumed into heaven at her physical death here on earth. … Continue reading →

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School of Love

Posted on August 14, 2015 by sstyves

St. Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish Franciscan who was arrested and sent to the concentration camp at Auschwitz during World War II. He had been hiding Jews in the friary. Three months after his arrest by the Gestapo on July … Continue reading →

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Forgive From Your Heart

Posted on August 13, 2015 by sstyves

Sitting down to work things out with someone who has hurt you is a challenge. In today’s Gospel from Matthew, we hear the story of the slave whose master awards him patience and releases him from his debt. The same … Continue reading →

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Beauty in Its Time

Posted on August 12, 2015 by sstyves

King Solomon had it right: Everything is beautiful in its time. I am pulling myself out of my pity party with a little help from my friends. This garden sign was a gentle reminder today. As I have pondered this … Continue reading →

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St. Clare, Pray for Us!

Posted on August 11, 2015 by sstyves

This is the fountain outside of St. Clare’s Basilica in Assisi. I look back on this feast day to a saint who I have prayed to often this past year. She was quite remarkable and I suspect I still have … Continue reading →

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Steady Hearts

Posted on August 10, 2015 by sstyves

Today, in Psalm 112, the psalmist says that their hearts are firm, secure in the Lord. Their hearts are steady, they will not be afraid. John 12 is the discourse regarding the grain of wheat which falls into the earth … Continue reading →

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