Category Archives: #Consolation

Ash Heaps and Thanks Heaps

The Canadian Thanksgiving is the perfect day to stop and be conscious of the many blessings received this year. Where do I begin? Of course, I start with the Creator who has accompanied me through all of this. From there … Continue reading

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Amazing Grace

In the past 24 hours, many people have commented that I have persevered with such grace or have prayed a blessing of grace over me, since I have shared with my friends an update on my health status. The word … Continue reading

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Holy Guardian Angels

O God, who in your unfathomable providence are pleased to send your holy Angels to guard us, hear our supplication as we cry to you, that we may always be defended by their protection and rejoice eternally in their company. … Continue reading

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Resting Angels

Remember also, Lord, your servants, who have gone before us with the sign of faith and rest in the sleep of peace. Grant them, O Lord, we pray, and all who sleep in Christ, a place of refreshment, light and … Continue reading

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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

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First Saturdays

On first Saturdays at my church after mass, we have healing teams pray with people who are in need of physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. I have gone to these prayer teams for years now and today was no different. … Continue reading

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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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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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School of Love

St. Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish Franciscan who was arrested and sent to the concentration camp at Auschwitz during World War II. He had been hiding Jews in the friary. Three months after his arrest by the Gestapo on July … Continue reading

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