silence

  • It is a Good Life

    We take for granted the slow miracle whereby water in the irrigation of a vineyard becomes wine. It is only when Christ turns water into wine in a quick motion, as it were, that we stand amazed. St. Augustine. Our 33rd wedding anniversary is coming up the end of May; it seems like yesterday, and…

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  • The Tender Love of God

    I sit in silence, and ponder what the Lord has done for me. My heart is overwhelmed by the tender love of the Lord during this most sacred time of the year. Every year of the Lenten season, followed by the Passion and Resurrection of the Lord, I experience something new. I spent time with…

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  • Holy Week

    It has begun, the way of suffering and the way of love. It is the path to the resurrection that Jesus walked, and He calls me to follow Him. In His suffering, in His triumph, in His pain, in His joy. The way is not easy. It is the way of the cross. It leads…

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  • Walk to the Cross

    Love is the cross, and the cross is love. St. Therese of Lisieux I walk with Jesus, we are on a dry, dusty road that stretches for miles. I can not see anything in the distance. I walk next to Jesus, with the same pace; slow and steady, with the same breath; deep and clear,…

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  • Rejoice and Be Glad

    This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice in it and be glad. Psalm 118:24 Laetare Sunday is the halfway mark of the Lenten Season. Laetare means “rejoice” in Latin. It is a time to see that the light of the day grows longer, as it shines brightly and ushers in a feeling…

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  • Bittersweet

    Bittersweet, that is how my heart feels. There is a part that suffers and there is a part that feels joy. In my silent suffering, I pray to God. In my joy, I pray to God. In my sorrows and in my joys, He is with me. He knows me to the very depths of…

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  • Pray and Fast

    Today is Ash Wednesday, a day of abstinence, a day of prayer, a day of fasting; it is a day to turn back to the Lord. It is a time to realize our dependence on God. At Mass, I will go forward to receive ashes on my forehead in the shape of a cross. The…

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  • Out of the Depths

    I sit in silence before the Lord in the morning. It is something that I plan into my routine; to spend 20 minutes with Him. I set the timer on my phone, so I can focus and not get distracted. During the prayer time, the Lord directs me to Psalm 130. It focuses my mind…

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  • Be

    “Be still and know that I am God Be still and know that I am Be still and know Be still Be“ St Patrick This quote from St. Patrick is peaceful because when I read it slowly and sit with it awhile, it beckons me closer to the Lord. It is as if I am…

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  • A Love So Great

    This past week, I have been drawn to the image of the Lamb. I was sitting at Church, and the etching of a lamb in the Marian side altar was in front of me. I had never paid it much attention before, but I found myself gazing upon this image, and contemplating what it means…

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