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Showing posts with label Joy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joy. Show all posts
Friday, July 19, 2024

Ponderings from Dear Master, Part Two

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Fortunately I marked for myself the second piece that struck me as I was reading Ponderings from Dear Master , which I had intended to write...
Tuesday, July 02, 2024

Traveling Retreat

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I just returned from just under a week of travel, so it's time to unpack. My suitcases were emptied yesterday, but this unpacking is for...
Sunday, April 14, 2024

Shalom, Shalom

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Today was one of those rare Sundays when I had no liturgical role but to worship. Coming off of the Holy Week, Easter Week, Divine Mercy cyc...
Saturday, February 17, 2024

Joy Comes in the Morning

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This morning as I enter into prayer, I find a strange gratitude welling up inside of me. Gratitude in general is unusual enough for me. But ...
Thursday, February 08, 2024

My Body Will Rest in Safety

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I've pretty much always had a social circle of people older than I am. One such friend mentioned his uncomfortable awareness that everyo...
Sunday, January 14, 2024

Snipping off the Hock Lock

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Something happened this week that I can't describe. But I have a feeling I will look back on this as a deeply significant moment.  Words...
Tuesday, January 09, 2024

Dance, Child. Dance

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One of my favorite rules I had for my kids (ok, maybe it was more my son) when they were growing up (right after, yes, you may sing about po...
Friday, December 30, 2022

Both Sides Now

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 When I was younger, I prided myself on everything. Other people seemed so lazy. They would tell me of the one thing they had planned for th...
Tuesday, August 09, 2022

A Gift of Grace

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Six years ago today, something profound happened. In fact, it was so profound that six years later I know I'm only beginning to take it ...
Saturday, February 20, 2021

Interiority, Psychology, and Several Recommendations

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For as long as I can remember, I have had an attaction for the personal depths of human beings. Just like some people love symphonies or nat...
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Complete Joy

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Without necessarily noticing how or when it happened, I realized I have felt spiritually stuck. The prayer not taking off kind of stuck. And...