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Thanking Enough
Today’s First Reading from 1 Thessalonians 3 asks a pertinent question: How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? I have just completed a one-week … Continue reading
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Beauty Balm
Beauty has a restorative quality to it that is indescribable. Immerse yourself in scenic tranquility and a serenity steeps your soul slowly, silently. Before you know it, a new person is brewed. Whatever stress you might have felt is shed. … Continue reading
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No Deceit
How would your closest friends describe you? Can you think of ten adjectives that are accurate for yourself? In today’s Gospel, Jesus declares that Nathanael, a man who has never met him is an Israelite in whom there is no … Continue reading
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Tagged #Eyestosee, #Jesus, dailyreadings#
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Serve God
The Principal and Foundation of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius say that we are created to love, honour and serve God. As I swung in a hammock this afternoon, I watched a hummingbird dart around the yard and then … Continue reading
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Do Not Press Me
Today’s first reading is the lovely story of Ruth and Naomi. Women will tell you that there is something sacred about the bonds that are created in friendship. This story exemplifies that connection as Ruth pleads Do not press me … Continue reading
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From the Core
Trees have always spoken to me This one caught my attention in the earlier part of the day when the sap sparkled in the sunshine. This afternoon in the shade, I returned. As I stood looking out at the … Continue reading
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Tagged #cancer, #SpiritTrees
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Face to Face
Gideon is not someone I am very familiar with but I like that he builds an altar to the Lord today and calls it The Lord is peace. In Chapter 6 of Judges, Gideon is full of tough questions: If … Continue reading
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Keeping the Commandments
How do our lives bear fruit? Today in the Gospel, a man comes to Jesus, according to the 19th Chapter of Matthew, asking how to achieve eternal life. Jesus responds by instructing him to keep the commandments, listing the usual … Continue reading
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Wisdom Builds
Wisdom in the Hebrew Scriptures is personified. She is often at work and in today’s First Reading from Proverbs 9 she is building a house with seven pillars. She invites those without common sense to come and eat bread and … Continue reading
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Soul Magnifying
Marian Feast Days are not all confusing but this one tends to be for non-Catholics and Catholics alike. The Assumption of the Virgin Mary celebrates her body and soul being assumed into heaven at her physical death here on earth. … Continue reading
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God in all things 