When God Blog-Bombed Me

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Saturday, July 01, 2023

Full Range of (E-)motion

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One of the promises that Our Lady made to the visionary Marie Claire in Kibeho , regarding praying the Seven Sorrows rosary is this:  Those ...
Friday, June 30, 2023

Sadness, and Love

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Photo by Jan Axelson Cherokee Marsh, Madison, WI Yesterday, we buried our pastor. There is still a tinge of the surreal to it for me. I'...
Monday, June 26, 2023

I am Sad

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Yesterday, I told a friend, "If grief comes in waves, my waters are pretty choppy right now."  On Saturday evening, the pastor of ...
Monday, June 19, 2023

Cleaning, Anxiety, and Magical Thinking

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I feel things moving and changing in good ways. I've giving -- sometimes unintentionally -- developments a few days to marinate before I...
Thursday, June 15, 2023

Good Morning, and Welcome to my Anxiety

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Writing has always been a key way for me to access and relieve the pressure built up in me by feelings and thoughts that develop as I journe...
Sunday, May 07, 2023

Following up on Things Previously Said

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Clearly I don't blog much anymore, so when I do write something, it helps me keep track of my interior landscape all the better. On Apri...
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Tuesday, May 02, 2023

St. Joseph and the Desperation for Consolation

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I was chatting with a priest friend recently about praying the Liturgy of the Hours, and I found that something poked at me like when a meta...
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Friday, April 14, 2023

Suffering, and Lenten Lessons Learned

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 Here we are, a week after Good Friday. Time to take a break and reflect on what stood out to me at the end of Lent. Sometimes, without stop...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Whether Paul or Apollos, or Charismatic or Latin

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In 1991, when I first responded to the Lord's call to enter the Catholic Church, I belonged to an interdenominational charismatic fellow...
Wednesday, February 08, 2023

Intercession, or "Praying to Saints"

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 In my conversations with non-Catholic Christians, I find that one of the most difficult doctrines to discuss is our relationship with other...
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...
Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Disturbing Feast Day

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Léon Cogniet (1794-1880), “The Massacre of the Innocents” (photo: Public Domain) I don't like the feast of the Holy Innocents. That was ...
Sunday, October 30, 2022

Teaching the Our Father, Part One

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 I teach New Testament Bible stories to 1st through 4th grade students at our local Sonshine Bible Club. This is my 7th year teaching, minus...
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Monday, September 12, 2022

Blue Water Laundry Sheet Discount Code

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  So, I just bought this laundry detergent sheet for the first time. I didn't use a coupon code, even though I saw the box for it -- jus...
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 ...