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Watch, Wait and Pray
John 14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith – in God; have faith also in me.2In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?3 – And if I go and prepare a place for Continue reading
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Attitude of Gratitude
An Attitude of Gratitude By Helen Young March 30,2020 Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; 3 he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, Continue reading
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Be Not Afraid
Psalm 56 Have mercy on me, God, for I am treated harshly; attackers press me all the day. My foes treat me harshly all the day; yes, many are my attackers. O Most High, when I am afraid, in you I place my trust. I praise the word of God; I trust in God, I Continue reading
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Eyes on Jesus
“My eyes are always on the Lord, For He rescues my feet from the snare. Turn to me and have mercy on me, For I am alone and poor.” Psalm 25:15-16 It’s been said over and over in the last few days – we are living in strange times. No matter which side of Continue reading
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Tweeting the Parable of the Laborers
The defining characteristic of the social media tool Twitter is the 140 character length limitation. Twitter started on cell phones, and the old messaging systems would only accept 140 characters. Most of what we like and don’t like about Twitter is due to this size constraint. The 4pm Saturday Vigil Mass is very much like Continue reading
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I AM – the North Star
In the days before Google Maps, kids would learn how to navigate using the stars. You had to find the North Pole Star, and from that you could figure out which direction was the one you wanted to go. The neat thing about the North Star was that it never moved. But, of course, you Continue reading
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Living Clean
Sobriety. The word that seemed so daunting to me 30 years ago when I first heard it. You mean people can live without alcohol? But it’s my best friend. Got sober. Worked the steps. Made amends. Helped others stay sober. Found a Higher Power, discovered that He is God! Lived sober – been living without Continue reading
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The Problem of suffering…
*Note – This is from a Bible study commentary I gave last year… 9 So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll; and he said to me, “Take it and eat; it will be bitter to your stomach, but sweet as honey in your mouth.” 10 And I took the little Continue reading
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Why I don’t use contraception
* Note, this is from a talk I gave last year on Natural Family Planning. I became Catholic 21 years ago. Converted from being an Episcopalian. At that time, no one was talking about a war on a woman’s right to use birth control, and when I heard about the Catholic prohibition on birth control, Continue reading
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Goldilocks, Lenten Aspirations and How to bring God your gifts
5 in the same way, all of us, though there are so many of us, make up one body in Christ, and as different parts we are all joined to one another. 6 Then since the gifts that we have differ according to the grace that was given to each of us: if it is Continue reading
Bound in Love 