Prayer
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Our Father, the first words Jesus taught His Apostles, His Followers, when they asked how to pray. Jesus withdrew to pray to His Father in secret, but they had a longing in their hearts for the words. The first two words are striking, Our Father – a Father to all, a Father that is always
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The Lord has whispered a word to me – “surrender”. A word that leads me into an array of emotions. There is fear of what the Lord is asking, a fear of the unknown, of what is to come; there is a sense of self-discipline that is needed to enter into a greater time of
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I don’t remember when Our Lady of Kibeho, the Marian Apparition in Rwanda became known to me. Perhaps I happened upon it in my reading of Marian Apparitions around the world. I knew little about the genocide that took place halfway around the world, I do remember reading a tiny article in the newspaper about
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My daughter was Confirmed last weekend, and due to the pandemic and the postponement of the first date, it fell on Pentecost Sunday. The day we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles all those years ago. The Lord died a most cruel death and rose again on the third day, where
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A simple life is a good life. To focus on what brings joy and peace and spend time there. To rediscover the lost things that I had put away and revisit them. Now is the time to pick up that novel that I have wanted to read, to immerse myself in the classic film that
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Watch and pray, these are the words that echo in my mind, watch and pray, so simple but difficult at the same time. When I want to share my deep pain that I am experiencing, the Lord says, watch and pray. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, saves those whose spirit is crushed. Psalm
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Memories are a wonderful way to bring a spark of joy in, and experience again the value of a moment. This was my Mother’s Day last weekend when my husband brought out the 2005 family movie DVD that combined a lot of short clips from our video recorder. It was quite the year of travel
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May is the month of Mary, the Mother of God. I have been blessed to have many “Mary’s” in my life over the years, whether they touched my life for a brief moment or an extended time, they impacted my life. Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee My first memory of
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When I look at the world with awe and wonder, I begin to see things anew. That in the midst of fear, there is also great love, and that is where I am drawn. The awe and wonder of God’s timing; an encouraging word being given, a prayer being said, a smile or greeting to
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This past weekend was Divine Mercy Sunday, the second Sunday after Easter instituted by Pope John Paul II. Divine Mercy is one of my favorite feast days and every year its beauty of mercy and love speak to my heart in a great way. What a different year it is, as public Masses and services
Fears and Tears 