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This past weekend was the Feast Day of the Transfiguration of the Lord. Jesus led the Apostles Peter, James and John up a high mountain. Then a miraculous event happens, Jesus is transfigured before them. And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light. Matthew
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This summer there is a lack of rainfall where I live. When there is a lack of water, the dry areas become exposed. This has been true for my yard. The yard has a sprinkler system, but it does not reach all the zones. It was not noticeable until this summer because the rain usually
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My love shall never leave you nor my covenant of peace be shaken, says the Lord, who has mercy on you. Isaiah 54:10 Last weekend was Divine Mercy Sunday, one of my favorite feast days in the Church. Where I live, winter had returned and the ground was covered in white snow. Looking outside the
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it
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I have returned to a book that I have read before, it is called “Searching for and Maintaining Peace” by Father Jacques Philippe. It is a book from a retreat I attended on peace, one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. A particular passage stood out to me: “As long as a person who
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Today is Ash Wednesday, a day of abstinence, a day of prayer; it is a day to turn back to the Lord. It is a time to realize our dependence on God. I feel that the Lord is calling me to a place of surrender, that He asks me to trust in Him. Lord, I
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When the night has been too lonelyAnd the road has been too longAnd you think that love is onlyFor the lucky and the strongJust remember in the winterFar beneath the bitter snowsLies the seed that with the sun’s loveIn the spring becomes the rose. Bette Midler. Source: MusixmatchSongwriters: Amanda Mcbroom. The Rose lyrics © Warner-tamerlane
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For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7 I have always loved and been intrigued by horses. They are magnificent creatures that are beautiful and strong, yet they are sensitive animals. When I was young, I took lessons on riding and my
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“Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, move from here to there and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20 I bring the Lord what I have, a tiny droplet of water, He accepts it and He
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, on your own intelligence do not rely; In all your ways be mindful of him, and he will make straight your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes, fear the Lord and turn away from evil; This will mean health for your flesh and vigor
Fears and Tears 