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Walking with Mary to the Cross Series-5
5 – Mary and the loss of Jesus at the Temple – Mary protector of the lost “Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went … Continue reading
Walking with Mary to the Cross Series-4
4 – Mary and the Flight to Egypt – Mary most obedient Have you ever had something happen to you that set your adrenaline soaring? Years ago a friend and I decided to go camping with a pop-up trailer. We … Continue reading
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
More parables
Today Jesus tells us more on the parables of the mustard seed and the leavening. I love these stories and so do my 3-6 year old students in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd class at our parish. The children can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged #Trust, bread, catechesis, faith, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Kingdom of God, love, Parables, seeds, Trees, yeast
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Sowing Seeds
Today’s Gospel reading (Matthew 13:18-23) finds Jesus talking about parables – stories – to help us relate. In reading this scripture today, I can’t help but think of gardening once again with the parable of the sower. Many years ago … Continue reading
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Tagged #Gardening, #Gardens, #Seed, #Sower, Apostolate, Garden of my soul, Jesus, Parables
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Something greater
Taking a few days off of writing gives a greater perspective in this new effort to share the Gospel daily with blogging. Who am I really talking to? It is to you, the reader; however it is mainly to my … Continue reading
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Tagged #Trust, ApostoliViae, Catholic, Christianity, community, faith, Gospel, Hope, Inspiration, Investiture, Jesus, Jonah, love, witness
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Not afraid
A storm is raging outside as I write. It is a real visual for my brain to think about this light and dark; of talking with you about what this means. The rain hits so hard on the window I … Continue reading
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Tagged #Dark, #Donotbeafraid, #Judgementday, #Peace, #Trust, Catholic, faith, Fear, Hope, Jesus, Light, love, Scripture
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