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Let Us Make Hope Together
It is a huge danger to pretend that awful things do not happen. But you need enough hope to keep going. I am trying to make hope. Flowers grow out of darkness. – Corita Kent When I was in high school I admired the… Continue Reading “Let Us Make Hope Together”
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
More on Prayer
What is real prayer? Praise to God. And the meaning of prayer? Appreciating; thus opening the heart more and more to the Divine beauty on sees in manifestation. -Pir_O-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan Bowl of Saki
What is Prayer?
According to Richard Rohr, Prayer is sitting in the silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful, praising God until we ourselves are a constant act of praise. – From Radical Grace: Daily Meditations In other words, we become what we… Continue Reading “What is Prayer?”
Where Do We Find Ourselves?
In Thursday’s Gospel reading (Luke 15:1-10) we read: Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.I tell you . . . there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need… Continue Reading “Where Do We Find Ourselves?”
Where Can We Find Peace?
Monday’s Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 131:1,2,3) leads us to peace. In you, O God, I have found my peace. O God, my heart is not proud, nor are my eyes haughty; I do not busy myself with great things, nor with things too sublime for… Continue Reading “Where Can We Find Peace?”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Geometry
Albert Einstein is quoted as saying, The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.
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 . . .”
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