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Completely Incapable
Luke 13 tells a stunning story of compassion and healing today. Jesus is teaching in the synagogue on the Sabbath and a woman who has been bent over for 18 years is present. Crippled by a spirit, she was bent … Continue reading
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Take Heart!
A blind beggar sits by the roadside as Jesus and a large crowd leave Jericho. He has been left out of the excitement but that is about to change drastically. Bartimeus begins to shout out loud when he learns that … Continue reading
Open to the Spirit’s Kindness
“You can only attract success for yourself if you want every single one of your competitors to be good and strong. When you wish good things for others, this comes back to you. The strength to be kind is not … Continue reading
Aging Parents
Aging parents create special worry. After years of looking after children, minding their scrapes and boo-boos, staying up late to ensure their offspring arrive home safely, launching them into the world, and caring for grandchildren, the time comes when the … Continue reading
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Tagged #AgingParents, #RoleReversal
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Week Three
I have not been able to write my daily blog posts lately. The third week in my chemo cycle is a bit of a kick to the curb. Physically, I feel the most unwell and mentally, I find myself exhausted. … Continue reading
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Tagged #amazinggrace, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #Faith, #GreatPhysician, #healinghope
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Sea of Red
Canada had an election last night and the cold blue waters became a sea of red from coast to coast. The Liberals were leading in the days prior to the vote but I do not think many believed that the … Continue reading
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Tagged #CanadaRockstheVote, #ChangeisHere, #SeaofRed, #TrudeauMania
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Throne of Grace
Hebrews 4: 16 is a great line: Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. How many times do we go to that … Continue reading
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Tagged #amazinggrace, #Faith, #GodofSecondChances, #Mercy, #Sundayreadings
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Sparks and Stubble
Have you ever heard something that stops you and rivets you to the meaning? I heard this phrase from a reading this morning during a funeral: …they will shine forth, and will run like sparks through the stubble. Those words … Continue reading
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Friend of God
A lovely story exists regarding St. Teresa of Avila, whose Feast Day we celebrate today. The mystic and author is said to have been out riding a donkey, when she fell off, into mud, and injured her leg. When she … Continue reading
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Tagged #FeastDays, #SaintTeresaofJesus, #TeresaofAvila
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Intentional Witnesses
I mixed up a phrase the other day and was telling someone that I liked what I thought was the phrase of intentional witness. Really, the correct phrase that had been used was enlightened witness. I have also heard the … Continue reading
Posted in #CancerSurvivor, #Consolation, #Desolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #Saints, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #Blessed, #cancer, #change, #comfortandjoy, #courage, #Faith, #SacredWitness
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