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No Answer At All
I have been thinking about the Gospel yesterday about the Canaanite woman who shouts at Jesus to have mercy on her because her daughter is tormented by a demon. Mathew 15 says: But he did not answer her at all. … Continue reading
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Tagged #Action, #askandyouwillreceive, #Blessings, #CanaaniteWoman, #CrumbsofAdversity, #current events, #GatesofHeaven, #goodhands=God'shands, #NoAnswer, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #SilentGod, #Sundayreadings, #ThinVeil, community
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Sown in the Heart
When I think about today’s Gospel reading, I cannot help but think of Dad’s garden this year, with its wild mix of weeds and flowers. Dad was a pretty darn good sower. He always had more tomatoes than he could … Continue reading
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Tagged #100-foldYield, #beauty, #Blessings, #cancer, #Distractions, #Feelings, #Free, #Freedom, #GardenerGod, #Gratitude, #HannahHurnard, #hardconsolation, #Hind'sFeet, #Joy, #Mountains&Valleys, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #SowingSaintlySeeds, #SparklingSurprises, #Sundayreadings, #Waiting
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Be a Blessing
I have had a busy week or so–filled with funerals, retirements, graduations, a reunion of sorts, and a milestone birthday party. I sort of got extroverted out. On Sunday I crawled into bed and slept for hours. I am now … Continue reading
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Tagged #BeABlessing, #Beabrightlight, #beauty, #Blessed, #Blessings, #cancer, #Contemplatio, #ExtravertedIntrovert, #Feelings, #FourthWeekLove, #Freedom, #Friendship, #GracedHistory, #Gratitude, #Joy, #Memories, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #Shine!, #ShineBrightly, #SpiritualExercises, community, dailyreadings#
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Soul-Guardian
Vocation Sunday and Good Shepherd Sunday have marvelous readings today. I proclaimed the second one tonight at mass. As I had prepared earlier in the day, the final words spoke to me: …now you have returned to the shepherd and … Continue reading
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Tagged #beauty, #BirthdayJoy, #Blessings, #cancer, #EasterJoy, #family, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #goodhands=God'shands, #GoodShepherdSunday, #Gratitude, #GuardianofMySoul, #HallelujahYouAreHome!, #Home, #Joy, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #Sundayreadings, #SupermarketFlowers/EdSheeran
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Glorious Joy
Yesterday’s Gospel reading had this fabulous phrase in it: rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could do so everyday? The reality is that some circumstances preclude us from feeling that way. The last … Continue reading
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Tagged #beauty, #Blessings, #cancer, #Distractions, #Easter, #Examen, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #Gratitude, #Grief, #Hope, #Joy, #JoyUnspeakable, #KeepingItReal, #KitchenDancing, #LivinguntilIDie, #lovewins, #mystery, #Peace, #Prayer, #Waiting, Compassion
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Just an Ordinary Day
This day seemed somewhat ordinary in nature. I met up with a former colleague, had lunch with friends who teach in the interpreting education program at the college, gave a lecture in the same program, and then met with my … Continue reading
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Tagged #AttitudeofGratitude, #beauty, #Blessings, #cancer, #friendsaregrace, #Friendship, #Godisgood, #Gratitude, #Joy, #LivinguntilIDie, #OrdinaryExtraordinaryDays, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #worklifebalance, community
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Time Flies
A friend sent me these words of encouragement last week written by John O’Donahue from his poem, BENNACHT (BLESSING): May the nourishment of the earth be yours, may the clarity of light be yours, may the fluency of the ocean … Continue reading
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Tagged #amazinggrace, #AMDG, #beauty, #Blessings, #cancer, #ClothedinJoy, #FearNot!, #Gratitude, #great cloud of witnesses, #InvisibleCloak, #Joy, #LivinguntilIDie, #Peace, #Prayer, #SpiritBlowing, #Waiting
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Holy Mother Model
Mary is a model for all women, not just mothers, but all of us who take a risk and trust in a God who takes our comfort zones and stretches them far wider than we ever thought possible. This young … Continue reading
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Tagged #Blessings, #cancer, #comfortandjoy, #Discipleship, #Friendship, #GraciousGod, #Gratitude, #Joy, #marianfeast, #MaryMotherofGod, #Montserrat, #Peace, #Prayer, #StretchMarks, #Sundayreadings, #VulnerableandOpen, #Yes
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Here Comes The Son
The sun showed up early this morning in all its glory, as if to say Here I am, after the longest night of the year, here I am where I have always been, waiting for you to notice me. Ah, … Continue reading
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Tagged #Adoration, #beauty, #Blessings, #BodyofChrist, #Bokeh, #cancer, #grateful, #Gratitude, #Joy, #LightoftheWorld, #LightvsDark, #LoveCameDown, #Peace, #photography, #Prayer, #PrayerList, #Sonshine, Lightinthedarkness
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God in all things 