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“Let it be done to me according to Thy Word”.  Mary, the Mother of our Lord “Lord, you know the hearts of all people, which one have you chosen?”  Acts 1 Today is Pentecost.  The observation and celebration of the outpouring of the Gift of the Holy Spirit on the Disciples in tongues as of…

“Real Presence is eternity become radiant.”  John O’Donahue “I go to prepare a place for you . . . I am with you always.”  Jesus the Christ From the time we depart from God we long to return.  Whether or not we acknowledge this longing, believe in it, act on it or pursue it is…

“As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you.  Continue in My love.” John 15:9 “Motherhood is a woman’s one chance to assist God with a miracle.”  Erma Bombeck In 1997 Mr. Rogers received a lifetime achievement Grammy award.  In his acceptance speech he thanked those who had loved him, and then he…

“In the morning Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples didn’t recognize him. . .and the disciple whom Jesus loved said, ‘It is the Lord”. John 21 Deus Absonditus. It’s a Latin term that means “The hidden God.”  It is a perfect description of who God is.  We tend to look for God in…

“Nevertheless I am continually with Thee; You hold me by my right hand.  You guide me with Your counsel and afterward receive me into Glory.” Psalm 73:23-24 “And He said unto me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you; for my power is made perfect in weakness.’  Therefore I will most gladly glory in my infirmities,…

“Owe nothing to another except to love one another.  For the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.”  Romans 13:8 “Love seeks one thing only, the good of the beloved.  Therefore love is its own reward.”  Thomas Merton In the U.S. April 15th is traditionally tax day.  It’s been postponed a month this…

“After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias.” John 21:1 “Surprise is no more than a beginning of that fullness we call gratefulness.  But a beginning it is.”  Brother David Steindl-Rast Life is full of surprises. Some of those are little surprises that we might take for granted…

“After that He appeared in another form to two of them as they walked and went into the country.”  Mark 16:12 “The Glory of God is man fully alive.”  St. Irenaeus On that first “First Day of the Week” Jesus awoke, shucked the sheets and left the sepulchre, fully alive. He spoke with the women…

“. . . That the world may know that you have sent me, and have loved them, as You have loved Me.”  Jesus in John 17:23 “What does the cross mean to you?” That’s a very pertinent question as one prepares for Holy Week. Perhaps it is why that queston was asked of me recently…

“As the deer pants for water, so my soul longs for you, O God.  My soul thirsts for God, for the Living God.” Psalm 42 “My soul will not rest until it rests in Thee.” St. Augustine “The longing for God is already the very presence of God.” John O’Donahue We spend our lives wanting,…