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Feast of the Ascension-Why Does It Matter To You And Me?
Last night, Fr. Paul began his homily during the vigil Mass for The Ascension of Jesus, with that question. It’s a fantastic scene, isn’t it? This event witnessed by eleven ordinary people a couple of...
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Orioles and Eden
Each morning, very early, I walk to the 3 areas where they dine on their meals of oranges, and a mixture of meal-worms and grape jelly. Always, I hear the staccato like chatter as they wait for their...
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The Evil One Has Blocked Peace
Pope Francis, seemingly content to ignore the negative opinions of the increasing numbers of critics within and outside the Church, was quoted in newspapers around the world with a statement about why...
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The Dance Of Love
I had been to this church in November of 2009 while in Texas to research my recently published novel; I am back to Texas to do early promotions for the book in Austin and Houston. Five years ago the...
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Language: Subtle Perversions
I was reminded yesterday of the meaning of the word martyr. I needed the reminder on the Solemnity of The Feast Of Peter and Paul because the meaning of martyr, for me, has devolved to mean dying for...
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Defining Freedom: A Few Thoughts
On this Independence Day weekend, a few moments to consider defining freedom – for ourselves, our lives and our choices-seems fitting. The word freedom is a simple concept, at first, anyway....
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Your Life Is Worth Dying For
Exactly what are we worth? Each of us asks the question at least once, probably several times during the different phases of our lives: from the beginning our careers through the process of evaluating...
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Mary Called Magelene
Today is her feast day, the woman that most Christians insist on calling a prostitute despite the fact that there is no evidence to support the claim. We are told very little of Mary, Called...
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St Ignatius and Writing
Today is the feast day of St. Ignatius, July 31st. Best known as the founder of the Jesuits, Ignatius of Loyola was a soldier who came to his faith while recovering from wounds he received in battle....
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St. Peter-Buffoon Or Bold Hero?
Each year on this Feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus, I think about St. Peter and wonder if he was a buffoon or a bold, brave hero. They are mutually exclusive descriptions, right? Or could Peter...
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Thinking About Conversions
‘Conversions are always the result, not of some great pitched battle, but of a long series of little efforts carried to a successful conclusion.’ The statement was made by Paul Claudel, called one of...
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St. Peter’s Catch
They’d been out all night and caught nothing. In fact, when Jesus tells him to ‘put out your boat into deep water and lower your nets for a catch,’ St. Peter replies that they’ have worked hard all...
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God As Mystery
Only rarely do I get the gift of true understanding- that sense of YES, that is right…that nails it perfectly…this morning it was the phrase God as mystery used by a man I had never heard of in a pod...
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The Dance Of Love
I had been to this church in November of 2009 while in Texas to research my recently published novel; I am back to Texas to do early promotions for the book in Austin and Houston. Five years ago the...
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Language: Subtle Perversions
I was reminded yesterday of the meaning of the word martyr. I needed the reminder on the Solemnity of The Feast Of Peter and Paul because the meaning of martyr, for me, has devolved to mean dying for...
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Defining Freedom: A Few Thoughts
On this Independence Day weekend, a few moments to consider defining freedom – for ourselves, our lives and our choices-seems fitting. The word freedom is a simple concept, at first, anyway....
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Your Life Is Worth Dying For
Exactly what are we worth? Each of us asks the question at least once, probably several times during the different phases of our lives: from the beginning our careers through the process of evaluating...
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Mary Called Magelene
Today is her feast day, the woman that most Christians insist on calling a prostitute despite the fact that there is no evidence to support the claim. We are told very little of Mary, Called...
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Halloween and All Saints Day
Maybe because of the very few people at this morning’s Mass-not obligatory because it fell on a Saturday, I thought of a comment my husband made about this life we are living a few weeks ago, This is...
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Communion, Consolation and Church
The church was packed: St. Patrick’s Church in Arroyo Grande had a Mass of Remembrance -Communion and Consolation-at six last evening for All Souls Day. I expected there to be very few people there,...
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