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Neither Do I

While the snow is melting quickly, there is no sand yet to write on. The tracks of animals had danced around this area when I walked it a few weeks back. I wondered then what the story was of these … Continue reading

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Secret Purposes of God

The book of Wisdom is not so well-known as other Hebrew Scripture readings. The phrase that caught my attention in today’s First Reading is the secret purposes of God. We have no idea, on the same vein as my last blog … Continue reading

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We Have No Idea….

I know that I have said this before but it merits repeating. We have no idea how we impact other people. I do not think I am the only one who is clueless in this regard but I do suspect … Continue reading

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Coming to Ourselves

The Prodigal Son in today’s readings comes to himself in the middle of a dirty pig bath. We all sit in the mire of our lives sometimes. Not all of us comprehend what is going on. Many of us never … Continue reading

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Not Far

Today’s Gospel has a scribe asking Jesus which commandment is first of all. Jesus responds: “The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, … Continue reading

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Half-Hearted Creatures

C.S. Lewis writes, It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child … Continue reading

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Daring Adventure

I was out with friends tonight and at the end of it, one of them tossed me a fortune cookie. We laughed  when I read it out loud.  I’m trying to make some decisions about traveling. I would like to meet … Continue reading

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Every Valley

Fair warning–grumpy morning people should avoid me. I have a tendency to dance while I prepare my breakfast.  I crank the tunes and just start moving once I hear something I like. This morning it was this song that caught … Continue reading

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St. Suzanne?

Some moments in this adventure are a bit more surreal than others. I met for two hours with a funeral director today to gather information to begin to make decisions about my funeral and burial. We reviewed cremation, burial and … Continue reading

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Thread of Hope

People have sent me the most amazing and thoughtful gifts. This crocheted angel arrived today and made me cry.  The friend who sent it to me visits an inmate on death row. She enclosed the winged one in the card … Continue reading

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