House-Sitting for God
November 29, 2020
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“It struck me that this life that I believe is mine, that I am sure belongs to me, is not mine at all. I’m taking care of a property that really belongs to God.”
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An Expectation of Advent
November 28, 2020
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“We’ve had to be alert for so long already, but the things for which we have to be vigilant are still present.”
Fragments on Fragments #16: Being Human in a Pandemic
November 27, 2020
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“Heraclitus’ vision pushes us away from a competitive view of our identity, and that’s a significant counterweight to the individualism which so insidiously infects us, whether we like it or not, whether we want it or not. The other is not our enemy, but the one we may need in order to hear the word which will speak to us.”
Getting out of Debt
November 27, 2020
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“Knock at that bible door! Pray for the-health of The World.”
Thankful for Being Here
November 26, 2020
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“…that miracles surround us, but we miss them most of the time. We make it harder on ourselves to see the abundance of miracles that crowd around us because we too often look for the dazzling, the shockingly out of place.”
Devotion
November 25, 2020
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“There is only one reason for the monk’s existence: not farming, not chanting the psalms … not fasting, not manual labor, not reading, not meditation, not vigils in the night, but only God.” (Thomas Merton)
US Catholic bishops not sure about Biden
November 24, 2020
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News reports suggest that the bishops may want to deny Biden, a lifelong Catholic, access to the sacrament of Holy Communion, much the way that conservative bishops declared John Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, unwelcome at the communion rail in their dioceses. Archbishop Gomez has set up a task force to consider the matter.
Fragments on Fragments #15: Being Human in a Pandemic
November 24, 2020
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“What we know now for the first time was there waiting to be seen and grasped all the time. The trivial example of jigsaw puzzles comes to mind; the piece can be sitting in plain sight, but until you see it as the piece for a certain place, it doesn’t have any helpful meaning.”
You are Here
November 24, 2020
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“You are here
with an overflowing love that knows no bounds
and welcomes all to a place at the table.”
Canadian primate supports bill to ban conversion therapy
November 23, 2020
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…we stand against the harmful practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ2SIA+ persons in Canada. Such practices are hostile to a person’s identity and an affront to their dignity.
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