Tag Archives: #Friendship

Ungrateful Hearts

Posted on November 23, 2017 by sstyves

My friends to the south are celebrating Thanksgiving today. I have been thinking about praise and thanks lately. I have been missing in action on this page for just over a week now. With everything else I am sorting, through … Continue reading →

Posted in #BibleStories, #Christmas, #Consolation, #Desolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #Saints, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality | Tagged #cancer, #DailyReading, #DanceAnyway, #Faith, #Feelings, #friendsaregrace, #Friendship, #Godinallthings, #goodhands=God'shands, #Gratitude, #JesusAlways, #marianfeast, #MaryMotherofGod, #mystery, #OpenHands, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, community | 6 Comments

What Gets You Out of Bed?

Posted on November 6, 2017 by sstyves

A visiting Jesuit preached on love this weekend. He used one of my favourite Ignatian pieces of prose. Pedro Arrupe, sj is credited with writing Fall in Love: Nothing is more practical than finding God, than falling in Love in … Continue reading →

Posted in #Consolation, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality | Tagged #beauty, #Beloved, #Blessings, #cancer, #Creator&Creature, #Distractions, #FallinLove, #Feelings, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #goodhands=God'shands, #Gratitude, #Joy, #Loved, #lovewins, #LovingGod, #Peace, #PedroArrupesj, #Prayer, #Relationships, #StayinLove, #Waiting, community | 1 Comment

Washed Robes

Posted on November 1, 2017 by sstyves

The Feast of All Saints Day has me thinking about my favourite saints, ones who have made an impression on me and who have helped me to walk closer with the Trinity. As I sat before the Blessed Sacrament, I … Continue reading →

Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #Miracles, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality | Tagged #beauty, #cancer, #Friendship, #Gratitude, #Peace, #Prayer, #RoleModels, #Saints, #Spain, dailyreadings# | 1 Comment

Not Dying to Die

Posted on October 27, 2017 by sstyves

The question usually comes with curiosity and quietness. The inquiry takes various forms. For those who know my faith, the answer is still not evident which may say more about them than me. Will I opt to use the new … Continue reading →

Posted in #Consolation, #Miracles, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality | Tagged #beauty, #cancer, #Death&Dying, #Dying, #Feelings, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #goodhands=God'shands, #Gratitude, #Joy, #livethemoment, #LiveYourLife, #LivingWater, #MAID, #Memories, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #SufferingServant, #Waiting, community | 6 Comments

Showing Up

Posted on October 25, 2017 by sstyves

Who knows they are deeply loved? My hand is waving like some third-grade child, knowing for sure that I have the right answer. I can tell you that without a doubt I am blessed beyond words by how much love … Continue reading →

Posted in #Consolation, #Miracles, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality | Tagged #beauty, #cancer, #family, #Feelings, #Freedom, #Friendship, #Gratitude, #Joy, #KaraTippetts, #Loved, #LoveOneAnother, #Memories, #MyTribe, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #showingup, #WhatCanIDo? | 2 Comments

Trauma and Drama

Posted on October 22, 2017 by sstyves

Life has been, as I have said before, the best of times and the worst of times recently. Trauma and drama seem to have played a major part in trying to suck the life out of me. They have wrestled … Continue reading →

Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #Miracles, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality | Tagged #cancer, #family, #Feelings, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #goodhands=God'shands, #Gratitude, #Joy, #Memories, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #Resilience, #Stuff, #Sundayreadings, #Trauma&Drama | 9 Comments

More Value

Posted on October 20, 2017 by sstyves

A friend of mine calls me Sparrow Suzanne. The moniker brings a huge smile to my face so when I read the Gospel today that grin appeared as I sent her a silent blessing over the miles. God who knows … Continue reading →

Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality | Tagged #beauty, #BeNotAfraid, #cancer, #Distractions, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #Gratitude, #GreaterGood, #Joy, #Peace, #Prayer, #SparrowSuzanne, #Worthy | Leave a comment

Great Courage

Posted on September 27, 2017 by sstyves

The word of the day was courage. Twenty-five years ago my sister passed away suddenly of meningitis. She died less than 24 hours after diagnosis. This is also the Feast Day of the North American Jesuit martyrs and their two … Continue reading →

Posted in #Consolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #Saints, #Travel, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality | Tagged #beauty, #cancer, #courage, #Death&Dying, #faithful, #FeastDay, #Feelings, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #Gratitude, #JesusTakeTheWheel, #Joy, #lifeisforliving, #LivinguntilIDie, #Memories, #Peace, #Prayer, #PresentMoment, #StayintheMiddleLane, #Storytelling, #Stuff, #TrustGod | 2 Comments

Dueling Dementors

Posted on September 10, 2017 by sstyves

My love of the Harry Potter series surprises people at times. The books became darker as they went on, but still gave much food for thought. The Dementor creatures frightened me a bit. Below, for those unfamiliar with these beasts, … Continue reading →

Posted in #Consolation, #Desolation, #Miracles, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality | Tagged #beauty, #cancer, #ChildofGod, #Dementors&Demons, #Distractions, #Feelings, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #GracedHistory, #Gratitude, #JesusTakeTheWheel, #JKRowlng, #Joy, #ListeningHeart, #Loved, #Loved Sinner, #lovewins, #Memories, #Peace, #Prayer, #prisonministry, #Storytelling, #Stuff | Leave a comment

Recognizing the Divine

Posted on September 9, 2017 by sstyves

We are truly blessed in life if we find a someone who loves us despite our flaws. Today is the anniversary of the death of my friend Ginny. She was a complex woman. I think we were similar in that … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality | Tagged #beauty, #cancer, #ComplexPeople, #Distractions, #Feelings, #Freedom, #Friendship, #Gratitude, #Innategoodness, #Joy, #LooksAreDeceiving, #lovewins, #Memories, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #Remembering, #SeekGood, #SeekingGod, #WeareLoved | 2 Comments

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