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The Good Gifts He Gives Us
One passage from today’s Gospel reading struck me powerfully: “And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks,...
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Priorities and Old House Funk
Novel-writing prompts me to reflect on my priorities. This morning, I could have worked on my novel. I woke up at seven. I kissed my husband. I prayed. I showered. I dressed and put on a splash of...
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Approaching Labor and Delivery: What My Five-Year-Old Goddaughter Is Teaching...
We heard sobering news about our young goddaughter, who suffers from a sub-functioning kidney and reflux issues. She has been having severe pain attacks, agonizing pain that keeps her screaming for...
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Smugness
“Habitual voluntary sins” and faults: One passage from the Magnificat reflection for yesterday, Sunday, October 27th, by Father Léonce de Grandmaison, S.J., struck home: Our intellect is frivolous,...
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The Optional Preferential Option for the Poor?
There is a terrible hunger for love. We all experience that in our lives – the pain, the loneliness. We must have the courage to recognize it. The poor you may have right in your own family. Find...
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Miriam, Child of God
I’ve been meaning to put these pictures up for several days now. Miriam’s baptism was this past Sunday; most of my family flew in from Oregon to celebrate with us. My sister Christine (holding my...
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Because They Ask For Concrete Things
Bingo: Those who work in ministry can sometimes suffer from pastoral fatigue. It is usually an effect (and symptom) of inconstancy and spiritual apathy. Doing justice by God’s faithful people means...
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Day 2 of 7: Ye Old Powerlessness
Day 2 of 7 in the 7 for 7 Challenge… …and I figured I’d start us off on a light-and-easy topic: SIN. Stolen from CatholicMemes — is that a sin? Enough memes. Let’s get down to business. From Cardinal...
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Day 7 of 7 (okay, 8): On Paying Attention… Wait, What Was That?
I failed on Day 7. Today is Day 8. Oh well. ~~~~~ Yesterday our priest preached a simple message we’ve all heard: Learning to pay attention… learning to not worry about this-and-that… learning to...
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Stew of Resentment = Slavery
I spent yesterday simmering in a stew of resentment. It doesn’t matter what or why I was simmering. The fact of simmering is enough to know that I was in a bad place. My mental track whilst in the...
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