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Category: Speaking to the Soul

Speaking to the Soul: The more things change …

January 4, 2015 No Comments

The more things change, the more they stay the same. We are more than 2000 years out from the life of Jesus and a lot

Speaking to the Soul: Eyewitness

January 3, 2015 No Comments

John 1:29-34 Read any thriller, watch any crime drama, see any crime report on television, and you’ll notice that one of the most important components,

Speaking to the Soul: Set Out

January 2, 2015 No Comments

Week of Christmas 1, Year One [Go to Mission St Clare for an online version of the Daily Office including today’s scripture readings.] Today’s Readings for the

Speaking to the Soul: The naming and circumcision of Jesus

January 1, 2015 No Comments

From the Gospel of Luke I have really enjoyed our family gatherings this year. Hanging out with our children and grandchildren at Thanksgiving and again

Speaking to the Soul: Unreconciled

December 31, 2014 No Comments

Week of Christmas 1, Year One [Go to Mission St Clare for an online version of the Daily Office including today’s scripture readings.] Today’s Readings for the

Speaking to the Soul: A Family Feast

December 30, 2014 1 Comment

Luke 2:22-40 In the after-glow of Christmas day, we get this brief window into the life of the Holy Family. Jesus, Mary and Joseph… each

Speaking to the Soul: Little Angels

December 29, 2014 No Comments

Feast of the Holy Innocents (transferred) [Go to Mission St Clare for an online version of the Daily Office including today’s scripture readings.] Today’s Readings for the

Speaking to the Soul: Living Into the Possibilities

December 28, 2014 No Comments

I wonder if we completely misunderstand the stories we hear during the seasons of Advent and Christmas if we set our focus on them as telling us anything about the “how” of God. A far more interesting question to me is the one my kids favored so much growing up: “Why?”

Speaking to the Soul: Journeys

December 27, 2014 1 Comment

John 21:9-24 It seems odd to read a post-Easter story so soon after the pre-birth and nativity stories of Jesus. With the feast of St.

Speaking to the Soul: Waiting Tables

December 26, 2014 2 Comments

Feast of Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr [Go to Mission St Clare for an online version of the Daily Office including today’s scripture readings.] Today’s Readings for