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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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Tagged #amazinggrace, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #Epiphany, #Faith, #FeastDays, #GodwithUs, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #LoveCameDown, #Sundayreadings, dailyreadings#
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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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Tagged #God-bearer, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #godisababy, #LoveCameDown, #lovewins, #Mary, #MaryMotherofGod, #MotherofGod, #Peace, #QueenofPeace
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Holy Families
The feast of the Holy Family follows Christmas. We fast forward to Jesus, aged 12 in the temple. His parents have frantically been searching for him. When they find him, Mary demands of him, Child, why have you treated us … Continue reading
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Tagged #amazinggrace, #Blessed, #Faith, #FeastDays, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #grateful, #Sundayreadings
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From the Cradle to the Cross
Today is the Feast of St. Stephen in the Catholic Church. Stephen, full of grace and power, is the first martyr of the faith. Testifying to his belief that Jesus is the Son of God, he is thrown out of … Continue reading
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Tagged #Blessed, #FeastDays, dailyreadings#
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Jesus is in the Manger
The wait is over. Advent is done. Jesus is in the manger. We have this tradition within the Catholic Church of not putting the baby in the cradle until Christmas Eve. Tonight, I arrived at friends’ and placed the Child … Continue reading
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Tagged #Blessed, #LightoftheWorld, #LoveCameDown, #lovewins, #SpiritualExercises, dailyreadings#
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Water Broke!
And the face of God turns one last time in the waters of the womb, and the membrane breaks and the amniotic fluid leaks and the skin of God slips naked and small and holy into hands He made. – … Continue reading
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Tagged #amazinggrace, #Blessed, #Faith, #Godinallthings, #HolyNight
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His Name is….
His name is John writes Zechariah because they would not believe Elizabeth. Why is it when she spoke what God knew nobody wanted to believe her? No, those gathered deferred to the man, to the priest, hoping that he would then … Continue reading
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Tagged #Advent, #Angelsaroundus, #Blessed, #Godinallthings, dailyreadings#
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God in all things 