Monthly Archives: June 2016

Double Share of Spirit

When you stand in the presence of the Divine, the Amazing, or the Powerful what do you ask for? Elisha will not leave Elijah in his last moments on earth in today’s reading from 2 Kings. They go on together, … Continue reading

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My Home

What is home to you? Do you think of it as a place with two loving parents and some children residing in a shared space? Is it your partner and your dog?  You and your fish? A community that fills … Continue reading

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Sheer Silence

I came down the mountain in Montserrat in sheer silence and throughout my pilgrimage this summer I learned to recognize that sacred silence as gift. Elijah stood on the mountain before the Lord and waited for him to pass by … Continue reading

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Tick Tock

It has been about a month since the clock in my head began to tick loudly. I am not sure if it started with my party, the turning over of yet another calendar month, the beginning of good-byes, or a … Continue reading

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Late Bloomers

Every once in awhile, I marvel at how this cancer experience teaches me valuable lessons. Today during my session with my social worker, I was talking about the interview  that I had had with Dr. Harvey Chochinov for Dignity Therapy … Continue reading

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Dying to Serve

If you had 48 hours to live what would you do? This was the question that I asked the Winnipeg Church of the Deaf Congregation today as I led the reflection on Kings 17: 8-24 Sunday morning at their worship … Continue reading

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Thin Places

Originally posted on God In All Things:
A new client enters my office for the first time. She sits down and exhales, slowly, and I can see in her body the weight of her worry, her suffering. I watch her…

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Pray to Her

 The first reading  from mass today, celebrated at Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal,  set a tone for the day as my aunt and I followed in Saint Marguerite d’Youville’s  footsteps. Second Timothy 1:1-3, 6-12 inspires us to live by a different … Continue reading

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