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For You, Anything
These are strange and wonderful times where some people can say what they need to say clearly. I love that. I have pondered so much in my heart lately. I am full. Today’s Gospel reading is the Prodigal Son. I … Continue reading
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Leaving Everything
Tonight I went back to mass after a couple of months of being absent, minus Christmas Eve, due to health issues. I had looked over the readings before going and thought that there might be a good message for me. … Continue reading
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Sharing Our Humanity
During the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, retreatants spend some time contemplating on the birth of Jesus. Directors often encourage them to pick the Divine Infant and hold the new-born King. Often it is Mary who gently offers the Child. … Continue reading
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Loving Like Jesus
As I did the morning readings, something in the Gospel acclamation in John 13 sent me off on a tangent. I have been given a new commandment to love one another as Jesus loves me. What exactly does this mean … Continue reading
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Faithful to the Lord
Ah, Lydia, dealer of purple cloth, you desired to be judged faithful to God. We share two loves obviously–God and the colour purple. I love that the colour purple has so much personality and a variety of hues to it. … Continue reading
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Alleluia! Alleluia!
The Triduum is done. The stone is rolled away. Jesus has appeared to his beloved friends. Death did not have the final word. Joy and Hope have danced in the wee early morning hours and freed our fears, unleashing a … Continue reading
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Angels Without Answers
The Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord is today, a day commemorating the Incarnation of the Word. The celebration is for both Christ and Mary–without Mary’s yes, we might still be awaiting the Saviour. I was on retreat with … Continue reading
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At Home
I never really considered Jesus having a home as an adult. I suppose mostly I believe this because of the Scripture where it says that the Son of Man has no place to lay his head. Twice this week though, … Continue reading
The Beloved
What does it mean to be someone’s Beloved? Today as the Baptism of the Lord in the Church calendar, a voice from heaven recognizes the man, Jesus, who is standing in the Jordan River, having been baptized by John, as … Continue reading
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