Recent Comments
Macey Cross on More Than Enough Iris Radev on Overcoming Adversity Monica Storozuk on Setting the World on Fire Dan St.Yves on Setting the World on Fire M. Storozuk. on Setting the World on Fire
Category Archives: #Consolation
Greener Grass
Today’s Readings make me wonder if we think the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, instead of loving the yard we live in. Paul encourages us in 1 Corinthians 7 to lead the life that … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #Desolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #BeautyBalm, #BeautyofLife, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #GenerousGiver, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #Godisgood, #GodisLove, #GodwithUs, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #lovewins, dailyreadings#
2 Comments
St. Teresa of Kolkata
Tonight I attended a celebration in honour of the newest saint–St. Teresa of Kolkata, or, to many who loved her, simply Mother. I snuck into the church two minutes late and scrambled to find a spot to stand and half … Continue reading
Posted in #Consolation, #Desolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #Saints, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #AMDG, #Angelsaroundus, #BeautyofLife, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #FeastDays, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #Godisgood, #GodisLove, #GodwithUs, #grateful, #lovewins, #MotherTeresa, #St.TeresaofKolkata
Leave a comment
Terms of Peace
The readings today are on some level about building peaceful relationships–with yourself, the people you are with on the journey, your coworkers, your possessions, and the Holy One. The First Reading from Wisdom asks who can learn the counsel of … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #prayer, #Saints, #Travel, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Uncategorized
Tagged #amazinggrace, #beauty, #BeautyBalm, #BeautyofLife, #Blessed, #cancer, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #FeastDays, #friendsaregrace, #GenerousGiver, #Godinallthings, #Godisgood, #GodisLove, #GodwithUs, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #lovewins, #Sundayreadings
Leave a comment
A Patient’s View
Yesterday I had the wonderful opportunity to assist CancerCare with allowing the second-year medical students to hear about a patient’s experience regarding a diagnosis of cancer. While a privilege to share my thoughts, the experience did, once again, dredge up … Continue reading
Posted in #Consolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #Saints, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #Godisgood, #GodwithUs, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #GreatPhysician, #lovewins
4 Comments
Holy One of God
Evil recognizes Goodness. In today’s Gospel Reading from Luke 4, Jesus encounters a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon. The man cries out in a loud voice that Jesus should leave them alone. He says, I know … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #prayer, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Leave a comment
An Angel’s Perspective
Yesterday I flew. I put on a harness, put myself in the hands of Mexicans who promised it was safe, and the next thing I knew I was flying high over the ocean. I had an angel’s perspective of the … Continue reading
Posted in #Consolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #Travel, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #Angelsaroundus, #beauty, #BeautyBalm, #BeautyofLife, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #EntertainingAngels, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #GenerousGiver, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #Godisgood, #GodisLove, #GodwithUs, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #Grief, #lovewins
4 Comments
Innumerable Angels
I have been thinking quite a bit about church community lately. Interestingly enough, my friend and I watched a movie called, Doubt last night with an all-star cast. We were channel surfing at the end of our long day and … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #Saints, #Travel, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #AMDG, #Angelsaroundus, #BeautyofLife, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #Discernment, #EntertainingAngels, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #GenerousGiver, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #Godisgood, #GodisLove, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #lovewins, #Sundayreadings
Leave a comment
More Will Be Given
The Gospel of the talents is a hard one to understand. Why does Jesus give more to those that already have and takes away the single one that is left unused? As I read it this morning, the emotion that … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #Miracles, #Travel, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
2 Comments
God’s Foolishness
The First Reading this morning from 1 Corinthians 1 is about God’s foolishness. The reading ends with the verse 25 which says For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. The reading … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #Travel, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #AMDG, #beauty, #BeautyBalm, #BeautyofLife, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #Do whateverhetellsyou, #EntertainingAngels, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #FoolishWisdom, #friendsaregrace, #GenerousGiver, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #Godisgood, #GodisLove, #GodwithUs, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #lovewins, #Shine!, #ShineBrightly, dailyreadings#
Leave a comment
Narrow Doors
The owner will shut the door of the House at some point and we will stand outside, knocking, only to hear a voice say, I do not know where you come from. This is not an easy Gospel reading at … Continue reading
Posted in #Consolation, #Desolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #Saints, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #GenerousGiver, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #Godisgood, #GodisLove, #GodwithUs, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #JudgmentDay, #KnockAndSee, #lovewins, #LovingGod, #MercifulGod, #NarrowGate, #SpiritualExercises, #spiritualexercises; 19thannotation, #SteadfastLoveMercy, #Sundayreadings
Leave a comment
God in all things 