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Our Faithful, Forgiving God
The Prophet Micah continues with words of comfort today, reminding us of God’s faithfulness and forgiveness. You will cast into the depths of the sea all our sins. Micah 7:14-15, 18-20 Shepherd your people with your staff, The flock of your inheritance, That dwells… Continue Reading “Our Faithful, Forgiving God”
An Important Word from the Prophet Micah
Today’s reading from the Prophet Micah is one of my favorites. If we could but follow his simple admonition we would be able to see much more clearly that we are now living in the Reign of God . . . knowing that it… Continue Reading “An Important Word from the Prophet Micah”
God Desires that We Be Free from Fear
Sunday’s first reading is from chapter 23 of the Prophet Jeremiah. We are again reminded that God desires for us to be safe and free from fear. We can be free from fear and anxiety when we rest in God’s love and desire for… Continue Reading “God Desires that We Be Free from Fear”
How Will You Choose to Live?
There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. – Albert Einstein How will you choose to live?
Wise Words from Annie Dillard
The creation is not a study, a roughed-in sketch; it is supremely, meticulously created, created abundantly, extravagantly, and in fine….Even on the perfectly ordinary and clearly visible level, creation carries on with an intricacy unfathomable and apparently uncalled for. – Annie Dillard Pilgrim at… Continue Reading “Wise Words from Annie Dillard”
Wise Words from Helen Keller
So much has been given to me; I have no time to ponder over that which has been denied. – Helen Keller Would that we could all put this into practice.
Wise Words from Aristotle
It is no wonder that Aristotle was a source of inspiration to Saint Thomas Aquinas. This is a truth that transcends all time and all faiths. In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. – Aristotle
Sometimes Photography is Preaching . . . revisited
Tuesday’s Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 48, and today’s photo is from the Counterpoint Images of Sister Adele Rowland, OP, who definitely believed that her photography was a means of preaching. It especially displayed the beauty and glory of God’s creation. Sister Adele created… Continue Reading “Sometimes Photography is Preaching . . . revisited”
Does the Future Look Dark to You, then . . .
We survey the events in the world . . . the horror, the violence, the greed, the devastation that is happening to our planet . . . and we would like to throw up our hands. We believe that we are, in our time,… Continue Reading “Does the Future Look Dark to You, then . . .”
God Calls the Most Unlikely Among Us
Yesterday we read about the call of the Prophet Isaiah. In Sunday’s first reading from Amos 7:12-15, we see that, no matter how unlikely we might think we are as God’s choice for some special work, God just doesn’t see it that way. All… Continue Reading “God Calls the Most Unlikely Among Us”
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