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Where Is Your Altar?
Everywhere, wherever you may find yourself, you can set up an altar to God in your mind by means of prayer. – The Way of a Pilgrim, author unknown
To Pray
To pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain a sense of the mystery that animates all beings, the divine margin in all attainments. Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living. It is all we can offer in… Continue Reading “To Pray”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Nostalgia
Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were. ― Marcel Proust
Liberty, Freedom and Justice for All
On this Independence Day, how should we judge ourselves? A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it’s lowest ones. ― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom When I came across these words by Nelson Mandela, I recalled… Continue Reading “Liberty, Freedom and Justice for All”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Background
Do you reverence creation? Or is it only background? God might think differently – God would kneel down. I think God might be a little prejudiced. For once He asked me to join Him on a walk through this world, and we gazed… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Background”
The Feast of Catherine of Siena
Today is the Feast of Saint Catherine of Siena (Dominican Saint, born in 1347). She wrote, “Love transforms one into what one loves.” (Dialogue 60) Reflections: Into whom or what will we be transformed? How would we like to be transformed? What am I doing… Continue Reading “The Feast of Catherine of Siena”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Forward
There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind. – C. S. Lewis
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