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Widow Youville
Sundays Feast Days are skipped but today is a special one for our family. Marguerite d’Youville is the first Canadian-born saint and foundress of the Grey Nuns of Montreal. My aunt has followed in her footsteps, eventually leading the Western … Continue reading
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Time to Meet One Another
When I was in Spain, I tried to figure out how I might go to Avila so that I could visit the birthplace of St. Teresa. Alas, I could not bring myself to fit one more thing into a very tight … Continue reading
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Tagged #Blessed, #cancer, #FeastDays, #Friendship, #GodatWork, #Godinallthings, #Godisgood, #GodisLove, #grateful, #Joy, #Prayer, #StTeresaofAvila
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Mystery of God’s Will
Blessed be God who has blessed us in Christ Jesus with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, Paul writes in Ephesians 1. He continues, saying that God has made known to us the mystery of God’s will with all … Continue reading
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Lamentable Past
The quote at the end of today’s mass readings was by St. Francis Xavier: Speak to them of the great mercy of God… Sometimes people are helped by your telling of your own lamentable past. I often wonder why I … Continue reading
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Tagged #cancer, #Examen, #Examen Spiritual Exercises, #Free, #FruitsofSpirit, #MercifulGod, #Mercy, #Peace, #Prayer, dailyreadings#
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Singing Hearts
What makes your heart sing? This photo makes me think of The Colour Purple, where one of the character says: I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice … Continue reading
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Praising God Loudly
Canadian Thanksgiving occurs up in my part of the world this weekend. It is easy to give thanks this year, despite the cloud that could hang over my head. I am grateful for the graces I have received at the … Continue reading
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Asking to Receive
We pray for what we desire — Scripture tells us to as in Luke 11 today — and then we wait and see if we receive it. Prayer takes on many forms: intercession, praise, adoration, thanksgiving, petition. Like the man … Continue reading
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Tagged #askandyouwillreceive, #Blessed, #BlessedMarieRoseDurocher, #Blessings, #BoldAsk, #CanadianSaints, #CanadianWomenWhoMadeADifference, #cancer, #FeastDays, #KnockAndSee, #MercifulGod, #Mercy, #MercyGivenReceived, #Prayer, dailyreadings#
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Pax et Bonum
Peace and goodness be with you! The Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi makes my heart sing. The pilgrimage I took in 2014 marked me. The pieces of the puzzle began to fall further into place during the journey … 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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God in all things 