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Thin Places

Originally posted on God In All Things:
A new client enters my office for the first time. She sits down and exhales, slowly, and I can see in her body the weight of her worry, her suffering. I watch her…

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Drat!

I have used up all of my free space on this blog. Stay tuned.

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First Steps

 My first steps of the pilgrimage are here, soon to be walking onto this plane. The miracles are already happening. I witnessed a woman around my age go up to a young woman who was crying to comfort her. Such … Continue reading

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2015 in review

I thought some of you might be interested I this review that WordPress puts out for their bloggers. I found it a bit intriguing. The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: … Continue reading

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Round Five

Round Five of the chemotherapy started yesterday. I have five infusions left. I can see the end of all of this but I know the remainder requires stamina.  I slept most of the afternoon and into the evening. I got … Continue reading

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Heroes in Life

I am finding that I tire more easily lately. If I do one thing in a day, I need to nap afterwards.  The energizer bunny has become a turtle. The do-er is finding wisdom in being. My blog posts may … Continue reading

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Radical Gratitude

The theme this evening seems to be gratitude.  I gave a talk this evening on prayer to a group of folks becoming Catholic at Easter in my church. At the end of the talk, someone I had talked to once … Continue reading

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King of the Universe

Christ the King seems to have upgraded language in some ways today–King of the Universe is the subtext of this Feast Day. Of course, this is in reality an ancient title but one I do not hear used much in … Continue reading

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Sick From Disappointment

When the king heard this news, he was astounded and badly shaken. He took to his bed and became sick from disappointment, because things had not turned out for him as he had planned. ~ 1 Macabees 6. 8 Outside … Continue reading

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Clobbered by Chemo

I was speaking with the local archbishop yesterday and explained that I had been clobbered by chemo. We had a brief but good talk before others joined us. He encouraged me to keep letting go of things and to put … Continue reading

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