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Giving Thanks with the Guitar
Friday’s Responsorial Psalm 33 charges us to give thanks musically. Give thanks to God on the harp; with the ten-stringed lyre chant God’s praises.” I choose the six-stringed guitar!
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”
Wisdom from Teilhard de Chardin
Someday, after we have mastered the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love. Then for the second time in the history of the world, we will have discovered fire.” – Teilhard de Chardin
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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…
Let Us Be Like the Deer
The entrance antiphon for Monday expresses our desire for God. The reference is Psalm 41:2-3. Like the deer that yearns for running streams, so my soul is yearning for… Continue Reading “Let Us Be Like the Deer”
Who Could Ever Imagine that the Colors of Autumn Were Possible!
We read in Sunday’s Gospel from Mark 10:17: For human beings it is impossible, but not for God. All things are possible for God.”
It’s Not About Where You’re From
We put a lot of importance in ethereal things like status and material things like money. But it’s not about what we have or where we’re from. It’s how we live our lives. In Saturday’s Gospel reading from the 11th chapter of Luke, we… Continue Reading “It’s Not About Where You’re From”
Let’s Just Pay Attention!
Whoever does not see God in every place does not see God in any place.” – Rabbi Elimelech Most of us would not identify this fellow as one of our favorite birds. Nonetheless he provides a necessary service to us and the creatures with… Continue Reading “Let’s Just Pay Attention!”
Some Stories Are Worth Retelling!
The sun rises every morning. Yes, some stories are worth telling again and again. Thursday’s Responsorial Psalm is the Canticle of Zechariah (also known as the Benedictus – a blessing). We pray this every day as part of our Morning Prayer or Lauds. We… Continue Reading “Some Stories Are Worth Retelling!”
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