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What Is God’s Desire . . . My Desire?
Saturday’s Responsorial Psalm from Psalm 42 reminds us of our longing for God. And since we are made in the image and likeness of God, it also tells us of God’s longing for us. My soul is thirsting for the living God. As the… Continue Reading “What Is God’s Desire . . . My Desire?”
We Are All Saints – Children of God
On the Feast of All Saints we are reminded that we are all children of God. Beloved: See what love God has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are . . . We are God’s… Continue Reading “We Are All Saints – Children of God”
If You Were Healed of Blindness . . .
If you were healed of blindness, what would you be amazed by? We read in Sunday’s Gospel reading from Mark 10:46-52 As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. On… Continue Reading “If You Were Healed of Blindness . . .”
The Earth, the Seas, the Rivers, the People . . . are God’s
Friday’s Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 24. The Lord’s are the earth and its fullnes; the world and those who dwell in it. For God founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.
Wisdom from Willie Nelson
When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around. – Willie Nelson
Thanksgiving and Praise
Monday’s Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 100:1-5. The Lord made us; we belong to God. Sing joyfully to God, all you lands; serve God with gladness: come before God with joyful singing. The Lord made us; we belong to God. Know that the Lord is… Continue Reading “Thanksgiving and Praise”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette
Beauty seen makes the one who sees it more beautiful. ” – David Steindl-Rast from A Listening Heart May we all grow in beauty . . . daily!
Sunflowers Give Thanks!
Thursday’s Responsorial is Psalm 145. Here is a verse from it: Let all your works give you thanks, O God, and let your faithful ones bless you. Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom and speak of your might.”
Sheep Know the Voice of the Shepherd
In Thursday’s Gospel reading from Luke 11, Jesus tells the Pharisees, “Woe to you!” because they led people in the wrong direction. The Gospel Acclamation prior to this reading is: My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow… Continue Reading “Sheep Know the Voice of the Shepherd”
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Today is the Feast of St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582). She was a Doctor of the Church, also a mystic and writer – and truly a practical, down-to-earth woman who saw into the heart of God, and truly made a…
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