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Monthly Archives: February 2016
Choosing Life
I awoke around 8:15 this morning and thought if I got moving, I could make it to 9:15 mass on this World Day of the Sick. I arrived late due to being stuck behind a snow plough for a bit. … Continue reading
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Marked
We are a marked people. We bear the sign of the cross on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday but we also have it carved on our hearts every day we choose to follow the Beloved. The readings of the day show … Continue reading
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Tagged #amazinggrace, #Blessed, #ComeBacktoMe, #courage, #DesertWanderings, #Faith, #FeastDays, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #Lent, #LentenJourney, dailyreadings#
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Up Against A Wall
The Jian Ghomeshi trial is probably stirring up lots of emotions here in Canada, in the same way that the Bill Cosby accusations have in the USA. Not all women will react in the same way that I do. I … Continue reading
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Tagged #courage, #Faith, #Godinallthings, #JianGhomeshi, #lovewins, #UpAgainstAWall, #violenceagaintwomen
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Bears All Things
When I was in Germany in 2014, I discovered how much my two German friends loved bears. I thought of them when I saw this bear at the Ice Show the other night. I find myself remembering many life events … Continue reading
Frozen Fish
I went to an Ice Show last night and we found the fish that was frozen in the igloo. Today’s Gospel reading also talks about knowing where the fish are. The talented fishermen could not catch any until Jesus comes … Continue reading
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Looking into Faces
I am part of an Ignatian Lay Volunteer group and we have retreats a couple of times a year. The theme of today’s was appropriately, mercy. In the Catholic Church we are celebrating a Year of Mercy. Led by a … Continue reading
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The Broad View
That party game that asks hard questions came to mind today. What if you had one year left to live? What would you change? What would you do? I actually posed that question to a small group of colleagues during a … Continue reading
Heart Happiness
“I carry happiness in my heart. If I become ill, if I am persecuted, if I am dying – incidents of no importance. In reality all these things will contribute to strengthen my peace and to increase my happiness. In … Continue reading
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Tagged #amazinggrace, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #FeastDays, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #SacredHeartofJesus, n the WhaHow can God make God ? in yolovinloving arving esus. when
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Hope Climbs Up
Hope just climbed up onto my lap, wiped my tears away and gave me a hug was the email message that I received from a friend in response to the news I had sent her last week. This caused me … Continue reading
God in all things 