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Tick Tock

It has been about a month since the clock in my head began to tick loudly. I am not sure if it started with my party, the turning over of yet another calendar month, the beginning of good-byes, or a … Continue reading

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Late Bloomers

Every once in awhile, I marvel at how this cancer experience teaches me valuable lessons. Today during my session with my social worker, I was talking about the interview  that I had had with Dr. Harvey Chochinov for Dignity Therapy … Continue reading

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Dying to Serve

If you had 48 hours to live what would you do? This was the question that I asked the Winnipeg Church of the Deaf Congregation today as I led the reflection on Kings 17: 8-24 Sunday morning at their worship … Continue reading

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Pray to Her

 The first reading  from mass today, celebrated at Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal,  set a tone for the day as my aunt and I followed in Saint Marguerite d’Youville’s  footsteps. Second Timothy 1:1-3, 6-12 inspires us to live by a different … Continue reading

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Renewed in Love

Today is the feast day of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, commemorating the joyous encounter of Mary and her cousin Elizabeth while they are both pregnant. I love this reading of Luke 1:39-56  because it clearly shows that … Continue reading

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In Remembrance

The Body and Blood of Christ Feast is especially dear to me. I have a great love of the Eucharist.The complexity of the Eucharist is revealed in today’s mass readings. In 1 Corinthians 11, the Last Supper is explained as … Continue reading

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You are Brave

You are brave.  I heard these words many times this morning.  I find them a little overwhelming, to be honest. I felt somewhat nervous about the task at hand. I don’t often feel brave. I feel at peace. I feel … Continue reading

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Genuiness of Faith

The First Reading from 1 Peter 1 today says that even if you suffer various trials now, you can rejoice regarding the genuineness of your faith, which is tested by this fire, because it will result in praise, glory and … Continue reading

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Hope Does Not Disappoint

Trinity Sunday is a mystery to most folks.  Who or what is the Trinity?  To say that I believe in One God of Three Entities would be the Catholic belief of Trinity–God the Father , the Son, and the Spirit. … Continue reading

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Faith Beyond Vision

We see what we want to see.  I went in search of an eagle today. I had seen it two years ago and knew where the nest was. I could not really see anything at first glance. I peered a … Continue reading

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