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: Spirituality
Singing Hearts
What makes your heart sing? This photo makes me think of The Colour Purple, where one of the character says: I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #Desolation, #prayer, #Travel, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #Action, #Africa, #AttitudeofGratitude, #beauty, #BelovedAfrica, #Blessed, #Blessings, #cancer, #ColourPurple, #current events, #DistractedByBeauty, #FindingGodinAllThings, #Godinallthings, #grateful, #Gratitude, #HeartSings, #Jesus, #Joy, #Peace, #Prayer, #QueenofKatwe, #RedSoil, #SingAlways, #Thanksgiving
Leave a comment
Praising God Loudly
Canadian Thanksgiving occurs up in my part of the world this weekend. It is easy to give thanks this year, despite the cloud that could hang over my head. I am grateful for the graces I have received at the … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #AttitudeofGratitude, #Blessed, #Blessings, #cancer, #faithful, #FallonmyKnees, #friendsaregrace, #GodisLove, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #GreatGod, #GreatPhysician, #Healer, #Healing, #humility, #Joy, #leprosy, #MercifulGod, #Mercy, #MercyGivenReceived, #Peace, #PraiseGod!, #Thanksgiving, #YearofMercy, community
2 Comments
Asking to Receive
We pray for what we desire — Scripture tells us to as in Luke 11 today — and then we wait and see if we receive it. Prayer takes on many forms: intercession, praise, adoration, thanksgiving, petition. Like the man … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #Saints, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #askandyouwillreceive, #Blessed, #BlessedMarieRoseDurocher, #Blessings, #BoldAsk, #CanadianSaints, #CanadianWomenWhoMadeADifference, #cancer, #FeastDays, #KnockAndSee, #MercifulGod, #Mercy, #MercyGivenReceived, #Prayer, dailyreadings#
Leave a comment
Pax et Bonum
Peace and goodness be with you! The Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi makes my heart sing. The pilgrimage I took in 2014 marked me. The pieces of the puzzle began to fall further into place during the journey … Continue reading
Posted in #Miracles, #prayer, #Saints, #Travel, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #Assisi, #Blessed, #cancer, #CompleteConversion, #courage, #faithful, #FeastDays, #Godisgood, #GodisLove, #GodwithUs, #Lovinglepers, #PaxetBonum, #Peace, #PilgrimPonderings, #Prayer, #Principle&Foundation, #RebuildMyChurch, #serviceisjoy, #St. Francis, #Stigmata, #Vocation
Leave a comment
Rekindling the Gift
October has arrived and the world here in the north is ablaze with the glory of God. In the Second Reading today from Timothy 1 the beloved church members are reminded to rekindle the gift of God that is within … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #Blessed, #Blessings, #GiftsofGod, #Giving #NotCountingCost, #givingreceiving, #Godisgood, #GodisLove, #Service, #SharingGod'sGift, #Shine!, #ShineBrightly, #Sundayreadings
Leave a comment
Full of Days
One more reading from Job brings us to the end of the book today. The Lord blesses him with great wealth and offspring. Job died old and full of days we are told. He says that God can do all … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #Saints, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #Blessed, #courage, #Faith, #FeastDays, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #GodisLove, #GodwithUs, #grateful, #LittleFlower, #StThereseofLisieux, dailyreadings#
Leave a comment
Heart of the Tempest
The First Readings this week have been mostly from Job, a book from the Hebrew Scriptures. In Chapter 38 today, the Lord is answering Job from the heart of the tempest. What a beautiful phrase and image! The Lord puts … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #Desolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #Saints, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #AMDG, #BeautyofLife, #Blessed, #BookofJob, #cancer, #courage, #Creator&Creature, #CreatorGod, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #GenerousGiver, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #Godisgood, #GodisLove, #GodwithUs, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #HeartoftheTempest, #IntheStorm, #LordofAll, #lovewins, #SpiritualExercises, #StandingontheSolidRock, dailyreadings#
Leave a comment
Calling All Angels
Calling all angels….those words washed over me on this Feast Day of Sts. Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel 24 years ago. I woke up and reached for my missalette. My body, mind and soul were weighted with unbearable grief. As I … Continue reading
Posted in #Consolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #Saints, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #Angelsaroundus, #Archangels, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #EntertainingAngels, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #FeastDays, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #Godisgood, #GodisLove, #GodwithUs, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, dailyreadings#
Leave a comment
Afflicted Not Crushed
The readings today are for the feast of Saint Jean Brebeuf and his companions here in Canada. Brebeuf is a Canadian saint, a Jesuit who died while working among the Aboriginal people in Ontario. Today has been quite a day. … Continue reading
Posted in #Consolation, #Desolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #Saints, #Travel, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #Angelsaroundus, #BeautyBalm, #BeautyofLife, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #FeastDays, #FriendsareGolden, #friendsaregrace, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #Godisgood, #GodisLove, #GodwithUs, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #Grief, #HoldingSpace, #LightvsDark, #lovewins, dailyreadings#, Lightinthedarkness
Leave a comment
Carried Away
The story of Lazarus and the rich man is haunting. Really, we could substitute ourselves into the scene in true Ignatian-style contemplation and be the rich man. What would it be that would keep us on the other side of … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #Saints, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #Angelsaroundus, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #Discernment, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #Godisgood, #GodisLove, #GodwithUs, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #lovewins, #MercifulGod, #SpiritualExercises, #Sundayreadings
Leave a comment
God in all things 