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Today's Readings Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, His mercy endures forever! In today’s first reading, St. Peter proclaims...
Cynthia Lambert Cheshire
Apr 22, 20212 min read
What happened to the lilies
What happened to the lilies outside the Tomb When Easter morning was over? After witnessing the Resurrection, Did they simply fade away?...
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Kathleen O'Brien
Apr 18, 20212 min read
Met
Today’s Readings Whenever I read this passage in Luke for today’s Gospel, I am always surprised that the two disciples still didn’t...
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Kathleen O'Brien
Apr 18, 20212 min read
Met
Today’s Readings Whenever I read this passage in Luke for today’s Gospel, I am always surprised that the two disciples still didn’t...
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Cynthia Lambert Cheshire
Apr 11, 20213 min read
Jesus is Compassionate...Again
Today's Readings Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, “We...
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Ellen Romer Niemiec
Apr 4, 20212 min read
Voice of the Lord
Today begins a series of special posts that will run through the Easter season. Normally you won't see them on Sunday, but it was fitting...
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Ellen Romer Niemiec
Apr 1, 20212 min read
Flip
We were greeters at our own wedding. When I first talked about it with my parents, they weren’t thrilled. The bride and groom don’t...
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Rachelle Kramer
Mar 30, 20211 min read
Words of Wisdom - Mary's Role in Christ's Passion: When We Can't Stop the Crucifixions
The "Words of Wisdom" series offers ten minute prayer experiences each Tuesday during the season of Lent. Each prayer includes a short...
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Jennifer Delvaux
Mar 28, 20213 min read
Finding God on the Cobblestones
Today’s Readings Palm Sunday is particularly dear to my heart. Years ago, I participated in the Tenth Forum for Youth sponsored by the...
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Rachelle Kramer
Mar 23, 20211 min read
Words of Wisdom - What Christ's Suffering Teaches Us About Our Own
The "Words of Wisdom" series offers ten minute prayer experiences each Tuesday during the season of Lent. Each prayer includes a short...
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Jessica Grima Jewett
Mar 21, 20212 min read
Our Faith Unbinding
Today's Readings As we draw near to the end of Lent, my hope and prayer is that you have felt the peaceful loving arms of Jesus over...
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Cynthia Lambert Cheshire
Mar 18, 20213 min read
Guided to Grace
This morning I had a rare opportunity for a prayer time, courtesy of the dog. She woke my husband and me up promptly at 6 am, panting and...
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Rachelle Kramer
Mar 16, 20211 min read
Words of Wisdom - Resisting the Spirit of Darkness
The "Words of Wisdom" series offers ten minute prayer experiences each Tuesday during the season of Lent. Each prayer includes a short...
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Ellen Romer Niemiec
Mar 16, 20214 min read
Healing Hurts
2020 began for me with what I believed to be a clogged duct from breastfeeding. A painful occurrence to be sure, and that eventually...
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Pearl Gonzales
Mar 14, 20212 min read
Learning Not to Look for Answers
Today's Readings Today’s Gospel reading contains a familiar and one of the most quoted verses, “For God so loved the world that he gave...
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Rachelle Kramer
Mar 9, 20211 min read
Words of Wisdom - Persevering in Spiritual Desolation
We invite you to find a comfortable place, relax, maybe grab a journal and enter into prayer.
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Rose Miola
Mar 7, 20213 min read
What’s in the water you’re drinking?
In the gospel reading I’m reminded Jesus is the brazen rabble-rouser that I always forget about. “At that moment his disciples returned,...
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Rachelle Kramer
Mar 2, 20211 min read
Words of Wisdom: Becoming Aware of Our Spiritual States
We invite you to take ten minutes to enter into prayer with us. Find a comfortable place and spend just a few extra minutes with God...
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Jennifer Delvaux
Feb 28, 20213 min read
The Company We Keep
Today’s Readings We tend to focus on the highlight – what happened at the top of the mountain. We thank God for the deliverance of Isaac...
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Rachelle Kramer
Feb 23, 20211 min read
Words of Wisdom - Practicing the Daily Examen
Find a comfortable place, take a deep breath, and spend ten minutes with God.
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