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Who do you say I am?
I say I am a beloved daughter of the most high God. Pondering what that statement means, I turn and look at the holy face of Jesus. This beautiful olive wood carving of his holy face was given to me … Continue reading
Holy indifference
Holy indifference seems to be coming up a lot lately in my conversations with various Directees. It gave me food for thought on how much St. Ignatius has really pegged spot on the way to live our lives in accordance … Continue reading
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Tagged #Examen prayer, #St Ignatius, #Trust, #truth, Catholic, Examen, faith, Holy indifference, Inspiration, love, prayer, Spiritual Exercises
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Walking to the creche
As we journey in these last few days to the creche and the birth of our Savior, I pause and ponder the ways of our Heavenly Father. To love us – me – so much as to send a vulnerable … Continue reading
Goodness and evil
As I try to go to sleep my mind wanders to the police reports on my Citizens app that I looked at just a short time ago. Another robbery at gunpoint. A carjacking. Gunshots. All within my neighborhood; less than … Continue reading
Rebuking the wind
In the gospel message today, Christ is found in the boat with his disciples at sea. A great wind comes up and they are terrified. They ask our Lord to save them from perishing. His answer? “Why are you so … Continue reading
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Tagged #Trust, Catholic, Christian, faith, Gospel, Inspiration, love, prayer, Rebuking the sea, Spiritual direction
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Seeking Answers
It has been a long time since I blogged; more than half a year. I have missed it, but have filled my time with many things, like completing many joyful commitments within parish life and it’s related ministries. But it … Continue reading
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Tagged #Trust, #truth, Catholic, faith, Hope, Inspiration, love, prayer
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Mary, My Mother
So often I take for granted the gift of the Blessed Virgin, mother of the most high God. I love my birth mother and hold her up in high esteem. I accepted who she was without knowing everything about her; … Continue reading
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Tagged #catholic, #First Saturday, #Mary, #Mother of God, #son of God, faith, God, Hope Trust, Mary
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Good Bones
For this purpose…. Jesus came for and with a purpose. Most of what we do in life is for a purpose – seldom is it just a random act. We might think it’s random, but likely we’ve had it on … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, God, Gospel, Hope, mission, plan, purpose
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