Category Archives: #BibleStories

New Wineskins

New wineskins are necessary in today’s gospel. You cannot store the new wine in old wineskins. Some days I think I am living in a new skin. The old one is being shed on this journey. I am finding that … Continue reading

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Who Are You?

The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul is today. The Readings vary from country and time of day. The ones I read spoke to me. The First Reading is from Acts 12: 1-11 and talks about Peter’s imprisonment when the … Continue reading

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Hand on the Plough

The priest in the parish I visited today gave a good sermon. He did not totally ignore today’s readings but he did venture out in a couple of different directions. He made himself somewhat vulnerable by asking people whom he might … Continue reading

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Joseph’s Jesus

St. Joseph had a boy that he took care of as a father should. Jesus was a boy who lost his earthly dad early in life. Most of us do not think about Joseph playing with the Holy Child, embracing … Continue reading

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Treasured Hearts

The Gospel of Matthew 6 warns us not to store up treasures on earth where they can be stolen or destroyed, but rather store them up in heaven where they will be safe from such debauchery. Where your treasure is, … Continue reading

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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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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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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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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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Renewed in Love

Today is the feast day of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, commemorating the joyous encounter of Mary and her cousin Elizabeth while they are both pregnant. I love this reading of Luke 1:39-56  because it clearly shows that … Continue reading

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