Tag Archives: #Godhasthis

End of Life Issues

The archdiocese I live in is hosting an end-of-life series over the next couple of weeks. I missed the first one and will not be able to make the third one but I did attend last night’s session. The priest … Continue reading

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Letting Go

Letting Go Peeling away layers An endless letting go Until finally hands Wide open Receive the Gift Much earlier than desired Like a dragonfly Flitting across the sky Iridescent shimmering A brief but bright Ballet That dazzles the beholder Like … Continue reading

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Shepherd’s Voice

I missed writing about Good Shepherd’s Sunday yesterday because I was too busy on my last day with my friend in Barcelona. I was acutely aware though that it was Good Shepherd’s Sunday. I have been since my former pastor … Continue reading

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Breathtaking Beauty

Have you ever experienced that moment when you cannot breathe because something is so beautiful?  Sometimes a photo just cannot do justice to something so spectacular. Approaching the Basilica of La Sagrada Familia I was struck by how different it … Continue reading

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Friends

I am sitting in the chapel at the Barcelona airport, awaiting the arrival of friends from Berlin. Susanne and I met over 25 years ago in Washington, DC when we came to spend a year as interns working in the … Continue reading

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Angel Apparations

Today was all about Angels. For the first time since leaving home, I went to a mass in  English today.  I have had my missilette with me this whole time so I have been able to access the written English versions … Continue reading

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Remind Yourself

  “Often remind yourself that you are in the presence of God.” – St. John Baptist de la Salle. This quote was at the end of the daily readings today because of the feast day of Saint John the Baptist. … Continue reading

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One Life

  One life is given to each How many will use it to preach A message of joy and beauty, A story where to love is a duty? We only have this day, Use it well, I pray. Plant some … Continue reading

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Full of Grace

How often in these situations must Mary have returned inwardly to the hour when God’s angel had spoken to her, pondering afresh the greeting: “Rejoice, full of grace! “And the consoling words:  “Do not be afraid!” – Pope Benedict XVI … Continue reading

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Kindness of Strangers

Yesterday was a day that took much longer to happen than expected. I had hoped to check into my hotel here in Pamplona by midafternoon and see a little of this town where St. Ignatius was injured by a cannonball. … Continue reading

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