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Mother of Mercy
Today is a double celebration: the feast of the Immaculate Conception and the beginning of the Year of Mercy. As the Holy Door swung open in St. Peter’s Basilica, so too may our hearts open wide to the mercy that … Continue reading
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Tagged #amazinggrace, #Blessed, #courage, #Faith, #FeastDays, #Godinallthings, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #lovewins, dailyreadings#
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Earth Angels
Advent is a good time to reflect on life. Some days I think I reflect too much. A couple of things have happened in the past two days that I am going to try to piece together here. As I … Continue reading
Posted in #CancerSurvivor, #Consolation, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #amazinggrace, #Angelsaroundus, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #Godhasthis, #grateful, #lovewins
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Round Five
Round Five of the chemotherapy started yesterday. I have five infusions left. I can see the end of all of this but I know the remainder requires stamina. I slept most of the afternoon and into the evening. I got … Continue reading
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Tagged #Advent, #amazinggrace, #Angelsaroundus, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #GreatPhysician, #lovewins
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No Express Lanes
God does not have express lanes, my former pastor said once. Thus Advent begins. The waiting takes hold and we learn once again that we are on God’s time, not ours. The old chant often heard at civil disobedience marches … Continue reading
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Tagged #Advent, #amazinggrace, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #Kairos, #lovewins, #Sundayreadings
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Heroes in Life
I am finding that I tire more easily lately. If I do one thing in a day, I need to nap afterwards. The energizer bunny has become a turtle. The do-er is finding wisdom in being. My blog posts may … Continue reading
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Tagged #amazinggrace, #Angelsaroundus, #Blessed, #cancer, #change, #courage, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #lovewins, #purplelicious
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Radical Gratitude
The theme this evening seems to be gratitude. I gave a talk this evening on prayer to a group of folks becoming Catholic at Easter in my church. At the end of the talk, someone I had talked to once … Continue reading
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Tagged #amazinggrace, #Angelsaroundus, #AnnVoskamp, #Blessed, #cancer, #courage, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #GreatPhysician, #lovewins
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Ash Heaps and Thanks Heaps
The Canadian Thanksgiving is the perfect day to stop and be conscious of the many blessings received this year. Where do I begin? Of course, I start with the Creator who has accompanied me through all of this. From there … Continue reading
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Tagged #amazinggrace, #AMDG, #Angelsaroundus, #AttitudeofGratitude, #beauty, #BeautyBalm, #Blessed, #cancer, #change, #courage, #EverythingINeed, #GenerousGiver, #Godhasthis, #Godinallthings, #Godisgood, #GodisLove, #GodwithUs, #goodhands=God'shands, #GospelStories, #grateful, #great cloud of witnesses, #GreatPhysician, #Thanksgiving, dailyreadings#
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Joy Explodes
In the darkest night, sometimes joy explodes. We sat and watched the fireworks, as the children played nearby. Our conversation drifted back in time. Suddenly I was in Grade 6 again, and school was done. Our family was on the … Continue reading
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Tagged #Blessed, #ChildhoodMemories, #grateful, #Joy
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Not Thanks-Getting
I have had this idea formulating and rumbling around in my head since speaking with one of my favourite Jesuits yesterday. We were talking about mass and how some folks were finding it hard to be present sometimes. He looked at me … Continue reading
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Tagged #Blessed, #BreadfromHeaven, #Eucharist, #grateful, #Sundayreadings, #Thanksgiving, dailyreadings#
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My Gratitude
I am sort of new to this blogging concept in any structured way. I wanted to express my gratitude for those of you are liking and following my posts. I am a bit in awe of how many of you … Continue reading
God in all things 