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Gaudete Sunday has arrived; time to rejoice!  More beautiful words from Isaiah greet us in the first reading, reminding us that the dry land will be glad.  We are promised that even the desert will rejoice and blossom abundantly. I … Continue reading →

Light the Advent candles! Let them shine brightly. This peace week is ending with joy on the horizon. I love tomorrow’s pink candle. This week though has been about peace and joy appears next. There is a call to shine … Continue reading →

Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Advent is filled with all sorts of amazing feasts. This one is especially precious as it honours the lowly and humble and shows how the mighty are tossed from their thrones. … Continue reading →

We read more from Isaiah today about a God who does not weary or faint. God does not hang on to that power alone but willing shares it. Those who wait upon the Lord are promised that they shall mount … Continue reading →

  I am not sure why yesterday’s post was not published so you get today and yesterday tonight. Here is today’s. Another reading from Isaiah today–comfort my people! A voice cries out in the wilderness to make our paths straight … Continue reading →

This peace concept is fragile.  Some days I sense that peace is enclosed in a glass jar and that if the one holding it is careless that it will be dropped and shattered into a thousand sharp shards.  Other days … Continue reading →

Shalom! Peace be with you. Today is the Second Sunday of Advent and we light the candle of Peace. Once again we have the inspiring readings from the Old Testament. Isaiah’s words about the stump of Jesse promise hope and … Continue reading →

The first week of Advent draws to a close. Hope will joined by peace tomorrow. Today, I spent quiet time throughout the day, catching up on a number of things I needed to do. I attended mass and stayed afterwards … Continue reading →

What does hanging on to hope mean to you? This first week of Advent is about hope. I have been struggling with forgiving someone in my life. I do not get to that place often. I keep thinking about Madiba … Continue reading →

  As I switched off my computer today at work, a photo of Nelson Mandela flitted over the screen when I clicked out of my email. I had automatically clicked the browser closed but a sinking feeling came over me … Continue reading →