Wife, mother, blogger, Catholic ministry. I love to garden even when it goes wrong. Same with writing (and we know it can go wrong.) Believing that God is present in all of it.
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Blindspots
” As they left Jericho, a great crowd followed him. Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have pity on us!” The crowd warned them to be silent, but they called out all the more, “Lord, Son of…
Trust
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,whose hope is the LORD.He is like a tree planted beside the watersthat stretches out its roots to the stream:It fears not the heat when it comes,its leaves stay green;In the year of drought it shows no distress,but still bears fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8 I have always had…
Counting My Losses
Another friend has gone to heaven. This one a mother of school age children, whom she adopted. The circumstances around all of this is so tragic that it is hard to even think about it with a clear head. Another friend from high school. Another avoidable death.And yet, I have this vision of her laughing…
Narrator or Chorus?
Each Palm Sunday, Catholic churches around the world The Passion passage from one of the Gospels is read. We remember by re-reading the Gospel. Roles are assumed; Jesus, Narrator, Speaker, Chorus. The Narrator reads as an observer and chronicler of sorts, the Speaker speaks the other roles, the Priest is usually Jesus while the Chorus is…
“Released from Bondage”
I accidently read the Monday readings on Sunday during my morning ritual. Monday’s reading was about healing the woman doubled over in pain on the Sabbath. I was stopped at the moment when Jesus is chastising the Pharisees for taking him to task for healing on the Sabbath. His response, “ought she not to have…
Say What??
Pope Francis: We are all redeemed by Christ even AtheistsClick the link to read the articleSay what?? Christ’s redeeming love is so powerful that it redeems those who feel that they don’t need redeeming…yes ma’am!It is so refreshing to hear my church’s spiritual leader be so clear in his proclamation of this long-standing teaching. It…