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Fasting from Fear
Jesus was always telling his disciples, “Fear not.” So let’s fast from anxiety, fear and worry. God’s goodness permeates our lives. So let us trust in the goodness of the Divine. What a great Lenten practice!
We Create Hope
Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence. – Lin Yutang
Advent in the Air
This is but an excerpt from the Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poem entitled, “The Blessed Virgin compared to the Air We Breathe”, found on the Education for Justice website. WILD air, world-mothering air, Nestling me everywhere, That each eyelash or hair Girdles; goes home betwixt… Continue Reading “Advent in the Air”
Finding God Everywhere and Nowhere
If what we need is here within creation, this does not mean that the presence of God will suddenly become obvious to us. As we have already seen, though God is in all things and underpins them as their animating source and destiny, at… Continue Reading “Finding God Everywhere and Nowhere”
On the Fourth Day of Christmas
When peaceful silence lay over all, and the night had run half of her swift course, your all-powerful word, O Lord, leaped down from heaven, from the royal throne. – Prayer on Second Sunday after Christmas, Roman Rite
Sharing Hope
People gain so much hope when they know they are not experiencing something alone. – Joyce Rupp
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