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Rejoicing in Creation

Today’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. That pretty much covers everything!  

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!”

Miracles According to Einstein

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

When We Come Face to Face with Ourselves

On those days when we are face to face with our own failures – when we feel weak and defeated – we can take heart and reflect on these words from Friday’s reading is from 1 Corinthians 15: “By the grace of God I… Continue Reading “When We Come Face to Face with Ourselves”

Do We Have the Courage to Step into the “New”?

We cannot discover new oceans unless we have the courage to lose sight of the shore. -Andre Gide

Some Wisdom from the Poet – Worth Waking For

The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep. -Jalaluddin Rumi

What Is Gratefulness?

To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything. -Thomas Merton

What Kind of Globalization Do We Want to Create?

We are living in a period of commercial globalization. What we really need is spiritual globalization. – Sister Joan Chittister, OSB

The Sunrise Will Surely Come

In Saturday’s first reading from the first chapter of the Prophet Habakkuk we read words to give us hope in the times when the future looks dim. Then the LORD answered me and said: Write down the vision Clearly upon the tablets, so that… Continue Reading “The Sunrise Will Surely Come”

Marveling at the Beauty of the Created

This, then, is salvation: When we marvel at the beauty of created things and praise their beautiful creator. — Meister Eckhart Dominican Mystic