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Little Flower
Therese Martin was born in 1873 in Normandy, France, the youngest child in a family of nine. The family moved to Lisieux after her mother’s death. It was there that she entered the Carmelite convent at age 15 and lived … Continue reading
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Tagged #FallingRoses, #FeastDays, #LittleWay, #Saints, #TheLittleFlower
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No Excuses Please
Mushrooms grow in the oddest places. They do not make excuses for showing up in the least expected spots. They just do. We should be as committed to showing up in the hard places, sometimes the dark spaces, of life. … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Spirituality
Tagged #Do whateverhetellsyou, dailyreadings#
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Archangels Await
I am a believer in angels and I make no apologies for that. This day celebrates three archangels that I have been praying to daily for months now: St. Michael, protect me; St. Raphael, heal me; St. Gabriel, bring good … Continue reading
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Tagged #Angelsaroundus, #Blessed, #FeastDays, #Grief, dailyreadings#
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A Rare Rising
I have been thinking quite a bit about the skinned knees of God who is yoked to us and falls with us in our attempts in life. Over the weekend I picked up Brene Brown’s latest book again and found … Continue reading
Posted in #CancerSurvivor, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #BreneBrown, #cancer, #change, #courage
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Still Standing
Dodging the slings and arrows of those around us can be frustrating. In Numbers 11, Joshua, who is one of the chosen men by Moses, comes like a kid on the playground to his teacher, when he hears the news … Continue reading
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Tagged #amazinggrace, #Blessed, #courage, #Do whateverhetellsyou, #Sundayreadings
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Foggy September Morning
I awoke to this view this morning and felt the weight of the fog. I used to struggle with September; there were too many sad anniversaries that created a brain fog and heavy heart. My dear friend Ginny, an amazing … Continue reading
Posted in #CancerSurvivor, #Consolation, #Desolation, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #cancer, #change, #Godhasthis, #Grief, #Hope, #Lifeseasons, #Prayer, #SpiritualExercises
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Hope and Healing
Pope Francis is visiting the United States this week. Today he addressed the Congress and created quite a stir. What do you say to a group of politicians in these troubled times? I suppose he could have talked for hours … Continue reading
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Tagged #CongressSpeech, #Pope'sVisit, #Popeful
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Let Everything Happen
I read this tonight, posted on her Facebook page by a friend of mine who is celebrating tomorrow seven years of being cancer-free: God speaks to each of us as God makes us, then walks with us silently out of … Continue reading
Posted in #CancerSurvivor, #Miracles, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Spirituality
Tagged #cancer, #MariaRainerRilke, #Poetry
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Protection for the Righteous
The readings are challenging today. Wisdom 2 has the godless saying: Let us lie in wait for the righteous one who makes life inconvenient to us and opposes our actions…let us test what will happen at the end of his … Continue reading
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Tagged #cancer, #courage, #Sundayreadings, dailyreadings#
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God in all things 