Monthly Archives: January 2016

The River

This winter the river was not yet frozen over by mid-December. Today as we celebrate the baptism of Jesus,  flowing waters of grace are on my mind. We read in the  The Gospel of Luke that John was baptizing people … Continue reading

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We Win!

I woke up early this morning–early by my standards on this journey. In trying to listen to a song from David Bowie’s new release, I somehow stumbled into my playlist instead and came across a couple of songs that were … Continue reading

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Walking on the Sea

In Mark 6 today, Jesus is walking on the sea early in the morning towards his disciples who are struggling alone in the boat because of an adverse wind. He actually was not going to stop, the Gospel tells us; … Continue reading

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One More to Go!

Today was the second last, or penultimate, session of my chemotherapy.  I expected to be sleeping most of the day but surprisingly, I was feeling not too badly after three hours of sleep. I can feel a calmness coming over … Continue reading

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Other Roads

While secular folks have taken the tree and moved on to the New Year, we Catholics should still be here celebrating Christmas. Today is Epiphany and despite many creche scenes being packed away, the Magi are just arriving at the … Continue reading

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2015 in review

I thought some of you might be interested I this review that WordPress puts out for their bloggers. I found it a bit intriguing. The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: … Continue reading

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Mary, Queen of Peace

Today is the Feast of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, the Theotokos as she is known in Greek. This day also marks the World Day of Peace. Of the many titles that the Holy Mother is known by, Queen … Continue reading

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