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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

This is My Country

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The Country I Knew The country I grew up in was an idyllic place; people cared about each other, and even though we all had differences, ...
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Monday, July 01, 2013

After a Long Absence/ On A Path Finally Taken

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These beauteous forms, Through a long absence, have not been to me As is a landscape to a blind man's eye: But oft, i...
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Saturday, April 13, 2013

The Caged Bird Finally Sings

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It's been years. Years upon years since I last sang. Time takes a toll on the voice, and for so long, I was actually afraid to sing. A...
Thursday, February 28, 2013

In Tribute to Pope Benedict XVI

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Today, Pope Benedict XVI stepped down from Office and has entered a monastic life of prayer for the Church. In Tribute, Catholic bloggers ev...
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Friday, February 22, 2013

Nostalgia

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Tonight while preparing my dinner, I was engaged in the very simple task of cutting celery to go into an egg salad sandwich. Suddenly, in th...
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Long Lost...Back Again?

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Greetings and Salutations to my long-lost readers!  Or...am I the long-lost blogger? In any case, thanks for hanging in there, welcome to ...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

Forgetting About God's Love

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I've been going through a long period of spiritual dryness, struggling in prayer and still trying to wade through my days at work. Certa...
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Friday, September 21, 2012

Update

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Thank you, my friends, for your prayers. This week we learned who remains and who had to go. It's been difficult, both in the waiting ...
Sunday, September 02, 2012

Mere Politics?

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Recently I had a conversation with a friend who lamented her father leaving the Church because the Pastor in question had gotten too involve...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Define Irony: Parish Employment and Vocation

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I haven't written in a long time about my Vocation because, well, I'm not sure that I have one. Over time I think that's become ...
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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Home Again

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This summer has been busy. In July I spent a week studying iconography again, came home for two weeks, and left on a long-awaited road trip ...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

A Prayer For the Government

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Last week I was on retreat and as Mass was in the Extraordinary Form most days, I  used me St. Andrew Daily Missal. It was quite provident...
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Sunday, June 24, 2012

The Desire to be Known and Loved

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Having worked with and around children for a several years now, I have an observation I've been pondering for quite some time. A few y...
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Thursday, June 07, 2012

Unhappy Endings

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I used to wonder how I'd react if I was ever bitten by a dog. Would I be angry? Furious? Demand the death of the animal? Be fearful? Jus...
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Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Man in Relation to the Angels

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Hello, friends, long time no see!  Tonight I am answering a couple questions the very patient Jose' asked me MONTHS ago! Here is his q...
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Sunday, May 06, 2012

Big Bad Wolf

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I'll never forget taking my first dog I adopted as an adult to an obedience class. The instructor informed us in no uncertain terms that...
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