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Come Spirit Come!

The Advocate descends upon us today, on this most holy and yet often overlooked feast day of Pentecost. The Apostles were gathered all together in one place when the Holy Spirit arrives and fire-like tongues light upon each one present, … Continue reading

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Follow Me!

The wind blows in all kinds of directions and we may lose our way or become disoriented. I try to keep my gaze on the Son as much as possible. In both yesterday’s and today’s Gospels, Christ invites Peter to … Continue reading

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Which Direction?

We make choices every day. Sometimes we choose not to make a decision which means something unfolds not necessarily to our liking. Through my illness and recovery I am finding out all sorts of things about myself regarding boundaries and … Continue reading

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Sunny Hours

The place where I am recuperating has a fabulous healing quality about it. I am sitting outside, listening to the water spill out into a pond. The sun dial has this message that brought a smile to my face: I count … Continue reading

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This Thing Called Hope

  I am a prairie girl through  and through. Who I am at my core is shaped by where I live. People of the prairies know hope. We believe in the impossible. We know resurrection stories. We understand trials and … Continue reading

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Unexpected Turns

  This is what we woke up here with today on the long weekend in May in Manitoba. Life can take some unexpected turns sometimes.  What do we do when that happens? Do we gripe and complain? Throw on our … Continue reading

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Why Do We Stand?

In the opening chapter of Acts today, there is a synopsis to Theophilus about how Jesus was taken up to heaven and how two men in white appeared suddenly, asking why the apostles were standing there, looking up to heaven. … Continue reading

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Lady’s Mantle

Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with loud songs of joy. This is from Psalm 47, today’s responsorial psalm. I feel the need to stand and give God a standing ovation. I am slowly  recovering from major … Continue reading

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Resting is Work

Who knew that resting could be so hard? I have been out of hospital just two days and this is the time I find the hardest. I should be asleep but I am not. These first moments of trying to … Continue reading

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I’m Alive

The last word before I slipped into la-la land that left my mind was Yahweh, a total word, a perfect word, a word that I surrrendered to completely as the anaesthesia took hold of me. Hours later in recovery, the … Continue reading

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