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No Excuses Please
Mushrooms grow in the oddest places. They do not make excuses for showing up in the least expected spots. They just do. We should be as committed to showing up in the hard places, sometimes the dark spaces, of life. … Continue reading
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Archangels Await
I am a believer in angels and I make no apologies for that. This day celebrates three archangels that I have been praying to daily for months now: St. Michael, protect me; St. Raphael, heal me; St. Gabriel, bring good … Continue reading
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Protection for the Righteous
The readings are challenging today. Wisdom 2 has the godless saying: Let us lie in wait for the righteous one who makes life inconvenient to us and opposes our actions…let us test what will happen at the end of his … Continue reading
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Do Not Neglect the Gift
The First Letter to Timothy 4 has these words of advice for its readers: Do not neglect the gift that is in you. We all have gifts which are meant to be opened and shared. We can ignore them or … Continue reading
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Our Lady of Sorrows
We are uncomfortable with sorrow. Most of us avoid being with people who are sad. Death is still taboo in our society. Today we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, formerly the seven sorrows: the prophecy of Simeon, … Continue reading
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Love Stays True
I was on retreat this weekend with Malcolm Guite, a British poet, Anglican priest, professor, author, scholar, and singer-songwriter. He looks like a character out of the classics he studies–you might expect to run into someone such as him in … Continue reading
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A Good Measure
Such a challenging Gospel today from Luke 6: 27-38! Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who persecute you. Offer the other cheek. Give away your coat. Give to … Continue reading
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Seek God
Today the Catholic Church celebrates Jesuit St. Peter Claver who worked in South America, ministering to those caught in the slave trade. He worked on behalf of the slaves, begging that they might be treated well. The readings today are … Continue reading
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God Finished Working
Labour Day is usually a lazy day, the exact opposite of what its name implies. Most people have a final resting day before the crazy fall schedule kicks in. This is the time of year where many people start to … Continue reading
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Fully Pleasing to God
The daily mass readings were wonderful today. The fifth Chapter of Luke tells the magnificent story of Peter having fished all night to no avail. When Jesus had finished speaking to the crowds he recommended Simon put out into the … Continue reading
God in all things 