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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Remember Your Creator
Ecclesiastes continued today but I cannot say this was a familiar reading to me. The opening words are rejoice! Let your heart delight while you are young. The reader is encouraged to follow the inclinations of the heart, knowing that … Continue reading
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A Time to Be Grumpy
For everything there is a season….so says the First Reading today. I think I have entered a new emotional season. I have been here for some time but I have been trying to push through, to carry on as if … Continue reading
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More.Than.Enough
Sea glass…..I have gathered it for a number of years, from all over the world—from Lake Winnipeg to White Rock to Puerto Vallarta to Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. I love the symbolism. Sea glass is something like … Continue reading
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Accompanying Jesus
Today’s Gospel is brief but reveals that journeying with Jesus were a group of women who had been healed by him. My mind is on some of my women friends tonight. It has flitted prayerfully from one to another throughout … Continue reading
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Lady of Sorrows
The Feast today is for Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows. We all have our sorrows in life at some point. I seemed to have breezed through the first couple of decades with nothing life shattering but there were a few … Continue reading
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God in all things 