Category Archives: Catholic

Let Everything Happen

Posted on September 21, 2015 by sstyves

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 →

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Protection for the Righteous

Posted on September 20, 2015 by sstyves

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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Looking Great

Posted on September 19, 2015 by sstyves

Well, you look great! I am not sure how many times I have heard this over the past six months. People learn that I have been sick, had surgery and am in chemo and after talking to me for a … Continue reading →

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Further Up, Further in!

Posted on September 18, 2015 by sstyves

There are places and spaces that seem surreal. While on retreat over the weekend I had the fortune of hearing Malcolm Guite speak about one of my favourite places from my youth–Narnia. Of course, I have never been in reality … Continue reading →

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Do Not Neglect the Gift

Posted on September 17, 2015 by sstyves

The First Letter to Timothy 4 has these words of advice for its readers: Do not neglect the gift that is in you. We all have gifts which are meant to be opened and shared. We can ignore them or … Continue reading →

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Our Lady of Sorrows

Posted on September 15, 2015 by sstyves

We are uncomfortable with sorrow. Most of us avoid being with people who are sad. Death is still taboo in our society. Today we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, formerly the seven sorrows: the prophecy of Simeon, … Continue reading →

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Love Stays True

Posted on September 14, 2015 by sstyves

I was on retreat this weekend with Malcolm Guite, a British poet, Anglican priest, professor, author, scholar, and singer-songwriter. He looks like a character out of the classics he studies–you might expect to run into someone such as him in … Continue reading →

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Faith and Works

Posted on September 13, 2015 by sstyves

The Second Reading today is one of my favourites and a guide to how I choose to live. St. Ignatius must have loved it too as he believed faith and action went hand in hand. The letter to James about … Continue reading →

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A Good Measure

Posted on September 10, 2015 by sstyves

Such a challenging Gospel today from Luke 6: 27-38! Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who persecute you. Offer the other cheek. Give away your coat. Give to … Continue reading →

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Seek God

Posted on September 9, 2015 by sstyves

Today the Catholic Church celebrates Jesuit St. Peter Claver who worked in South America, ministering to those caught in the slave trade. He worked on behalf of the slaves, begging that they might be treated well. The readings today are … Continue reading →

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