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Rejoice and Blossom
Joy Sunday, Gaudete Sunday, the Pink Candle Sunday…whatever you call it, the readings today have a mixed reality message. The rejoicing does not come without a cost. The wilderness and dry land shall be glad. Strengthen the weak hands. Make … Continue reading
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Voices Cry Out!
(*This was written but for some reason not published on Sunday). As I sat down to write this blog, I clicked onto social media and saw the news that President Obama had intervened on the pipeline situation, denying permit for … Continue reading
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Tagged #Gratitude, #Joy, #Peace, #Prayer, #PreparetheWay, #Sundayreadings
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Direct My Heart
Macabees is a hard read. One son after another is killed for his faith, with their mother encouraging them on before she also refuses to deny her God. They all put their trust in God and believe that their lives … Continue reading
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Tagged #cancer, #GodisFaithful, #GodisFirst, #Godisgood, #goodhands=God'shands, #Gratitude, #Heart'sDesire, #Joy, #Macabees, #Prayer, #Sundayreadings, #TakeLordReceive
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Merciful to All
The Book of Wisdom is a beautiful book and the First Reading is poetic, describing how God loves all things that exist and with mercy forgives all our shortcomings. The Creator loves all creation.We see this in the Gospel of … Continue reading
Rekindling the Gift
October has arrived and the world here in the north is ablaze with the glory of God. In the Second Reading today from Timothy 1 the beloved church members are reminded to rekindle the gift of God that is within … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #Miracles, #prayer, #YearofMercy, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #Blessed, #Blessings, #GiftsofGod, #Giving #NotCountingCost, #givingreceiving, #Godisgood, #GodisLove, #Service, #SharingGod'sGift, #Shine!, #ShineBrightly, #Sundayreadings
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Carried Away
The story of Lazarus and the rich man is haunting. Really, we could substitute ourselves into the scene in true Ignatian-style contemplation and be the rich man. What would it be that would keep us on the other side of … Continue reading
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No Longer Worthy
The Gospel reading from Luke 15 is the well-known story of the Prodigals. The priest tonight at mass taught me the other meaning of prodigal….I only knew it as wasteful and extravagant. It also means giving something on a lavish … Continue reading
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Terms of Peace
The readings today are on some level about building peaceful relationships–with yourself, the people you are with on the journey, your coworkers, your possessions, and the Holy One. The First Reading from Wisdom asks who can learn the counsel of … Continue reading
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Tagged #amazinggrace, #beauty, #BeautyBalm, #BeautyofLife, #Blessed, #cancer, #EverythingINeed, #Faith, #FeastDays, #friendsaregrace, #GenerousGiver, #Godinallthings, #Godisgood, #GodisLove, #GodwithUs, #goodhands=God'shands, #grateful, #lovewins, #Sundayreadings
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Innumerable Angels
I have been thinking quite a bit about church community lately. Interestingly enough, my friend and I watched a movie called, Doubt last night with an all-star cast. We were channel surfing at the end of our long day and … Continue reading
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Narrow Doors
The owner will shut the door of the House at some point and we will stand outside, knocking, only to hear a voice say, I do not know where you come from. This is not an easy Gospel reading at … Continue reading
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God in all things 