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Everything I Have
The Prodigal Son, a well-known story from Scripture, is today’s Gospel. I am sure you have heard the words dozens of times, have thought about which son you are before, and seen how merciful the father is. Homilies take all … 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
Posted in #Miracles, #prayer, #Saints, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #AMDG, #Assisi, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #Godhasthis, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #LentenJourney, #spiritualexercises; 19thannotation
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Reflecting Christ
I attended a funeral for a 45-year-old man today, the son of friends of mine. He died suddenly and unexpectedly. The church was packed. His mother gave a touching eulogy and moved the crowd with her courage and love. The … Continue reading
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
Live Lovingly
The angel bear statue at CancerCare looked oblivious to the icicles on its wings as it reached down to minister to someone. It could well be me that is being embraced. I think that undistracted dedication is how my angels … Continue reading
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Marked
We are a marked people. We bear the sign of the cross on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday but we also have it carved on our hearts every day we choose to follow the Beloved. The readings of the day show … Continue reading
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Bears All Things
When I was in Germany in 2014, I discovered how much my two German friends loved bears. I thought of them when I saw this bear at the Ice Show the other night. I find myself remembering many life events … Continue reading
Looking into Faces
I am part of an Ignatian Lay Volunteer group and we have retreats a couple of times a year. The theme of today’s was appropriately, mercy. In the Catholic Church we are celebrating a Year of Mercy. Led by a … Continue reading
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The Broad View
That party game that asks hard questions came to mind today. What if you had one year left to live? What would you change? What would you do? I actually posed that question to a small group of colleagues during a … Continue reading
God in all things 