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How True Is This?
I came across this quote and wondered, “How true is this for me? Do I want it to be true for me? What am I willing to do to make it not be so?” I would like to buy $3 worth of God, please,… Continue Reading “How True Is This?”
Be Extravagantly Generous!
Being extravagantly generous is an enchanting way to become holy and Godlike, for God is awesomely extravagant – as is revealed by even a casual glance at creation. – Edward Hays
You Can’t Beat God Giving!
Thursday’s Gospel reading is from Luke 6 Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will… Continue Reading “You Can’t Beat God Giving!”
Let Us Imitate God’s Extravagant Nature!
Being extravagantly generous is an enchanting way to become holy and Godlike, for God is awesomely extravagant – as is revealed by even a casual glance at creation. -Edward Hays Let us imitate God’s extravagant and generous nature!
The Grateful Person
The grateful person knows that God is good, not by hearsay but by experience. And that is what makes all the difference. – Thomas Merton In 2008, Sister Carla, Father Bob, and I went with a group of Dominican University students on a service… Continue Reading “The Grateful Person”
Gratitude and Generosity Go Hand in Hand
I read the following quote on the wonderful website gratefulness.org. We are reminded that gratitude and generosity go hand in hand. We can’t help but be generous when we are truly grateful, and when we are gifted through the generosity of others, our only… Continue Reading “Gratitude and Generosity Go Hand in Hand”
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