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How Do I Know It’s God?
March 24, 2022
If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. —Psalm 95:7-8
As a spiritual director, people often ask me, “How do I know God is talking?” or “How do I know it’s God’s voice and not just my imagination?” These are great questions,
... Read More»March 27, 2022 ~ 4th Sunday of Lent
March 23, 2022
Passing It On
March 23, 2022
But take care and watch yourselves closely, so as neither to forget the things that your eyes have seen nor to let them slip from your mind all the days of your life; make them known to your children and your children’s children.
... Read More»When Forgiveness Takes Awhile
March 22, 2022
“Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.” —Matthew 18:21-22
I don’t know about you,
... Read More»Are You An Inspiration?
March 21, 2022
This week is the second anniversary of when my region of the country shut down, and sheltering-in-place began in hopes of reducing COVID-19 hospitalizations. Like many, we thought we were hunkering down for two weeks at home with the kids.
... Read More»Spiritual Fertilizer ~ Third Sunday of Lent
March 20, 2022
“‘Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’” —Luke 13:8-9
I had this parable in mind for years after we planted an apricot tree in our backyard.
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Take a Rest
March 19, 2022
We are at the end of the second week of Lent now. How has this season been for you? Does it feel different from the rest of your year, or have you not entirely entered into the spirit of it yet?
... Read More»LIVE THE LITURGY~INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK
March 19, 2022
God clearly reveals his identity as “I am who am.” God, who is really beyond all names, is the One who simply “is” as the ground of all being. This ever-existing, uncreated, and all-encompassing presence of unconditional God, who is Love,
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March 20, 2022
3rd Sunday of Lent
Deserts can be lonely, isolated, and treacherous places. When a person wanders in a desert, they can easily get disoriented, dehydrated, confused, lost, and vulnerable.
... Read More»Stoking the Lenten Fire
I think we all can acknowledge that there’s a certain fatigue that comes over us all as we near the end of the Lenten season. Next week is Laetare Sunday, and I find that as soon as those pink vestments start coming out of storage,
... Read More»Are Fridays Different?
March 18, 2022
Are Fridays in Lent any different for you than Fridays during the rest of the year? Like many Catholics my age or older, Fridays in Lent conjure images of fish sticks for dinner. Since I’m a vegetarian now, I can sometimes go an entire Lenten season without thinking about the value behind the call to go meatless.
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