April 2011
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“While they were still talking about this, Jesus actually stood in their midst...”
– Lectio, 28 April 2011, Thursday in the Octave of Easter
Howe many times do you stand around talking about something, when the Answer is right in your midsts, extending peace to you?
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“We were hoping that he was the One who would set Israel free.”
Luke 24:21”
– Lectio, 27 April 2011, Wednesday in the Octave of Easter
Think about your hopes, about the things you for which you dream; think about your disappointment and pain when they don’t come true; about your anger with God for not giving you what you want. Now think about how good everything turned...
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“Mary of Magdala went to the disciples. “I have seen the Teacher!”...”
– Lectio, 26 April 2010, Tuesday in the Octave of Easter
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praying the examen as a family (with children) →
Fantastic idea of praying the examen as a family - with some guidelines for praying it with children.
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“The light of Christ surrounds us;
The love of Christ enfolds us;
The power of...”
– A thought for Monday of the Octave of Easter.
We are Easter people, friends. All that we gained on Easter is still with us today, through the dregs of going back to work, through the rain and fog and thunder and even tornadoes. Embrace it.
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“Suddenly, there was a severe earthquake, and an angel of God descended from...”
– Lectio, 24 April 2011, Easter Sunday
A thought from last night’s Great Vigil… the angel comes, rolls the stone away… and Jesus is already gone. He didn’t need the stone rolled away so that he could leave. The stone is rolled away for our human eyes to see proof that he...
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“Do this in remembrance of me.
1 Corinthians 11:24”
– Lectio, 21 April 2011, Holy Thursday
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“Exalted God has given me a skilled and well-trained tongue,
so that I can...”
– Lectio, 20 April 2011
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“It is not enough for you to do my bidding, to restore the tribes of Leah,...”
– Lectio, 19 April 2011
If you ever wonder why I am so committed to evangelism, this is why. I can clearly remember the first time I read this verse - summer after my freshman year of high school. I was laying on the bed at Carolyn’s house at the beach, and it felt like lightning had hit me....
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“This is a night for God to keep watch,
to bring the Israelites out of the land...”
– Lectio, 18 April 2011 - Passover
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“Rejoice in heart and soul, daughter of Zion!
Shout with gladness, daughter of...”
– Lectio, 17 April 2011 - Palm Sunday
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“‘… before Sarah and Abraham ever were,
I AM.’
John 8:58”
– Lectio, 14 April 2011
“The patterns of our lives are more important than the details of our personal...”
– quote from from Paul Coutinho’s, An Ignatian Pathway
[via People for Others]
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“If you were born of God, you would love me;
for I came forth from God, and I...”
– Lectio, 13 April 2011
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“The One who sent me is with me and has not deserted me, because I always do...”
– Lectio, 12 April 2011
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“‘I don’t condemn you either. Go on your way — but from now on,...”
– Lectio, 11 April 2011
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“I can do nothing by myself; I can only judge as I am told to judge.
And my...”
– Lectio, 6 April 2011
Parable of the River, West Virginia Wesleyan...
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“Jesus replied, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you won’t...”
– Lectio, 4 April 2011
What sign are you waiting for today?
Watchcheatsheet:
Eric Whitacre’s second virtual choir video, “Sleep,” will premiere live at the Paley Center next Thurs. When the video debuted at the TED conference early last month, here’s what The Daily Beast’s Brian Ries had to say:
The uber-popular, blond-coifed composer and conductor Eric Whitacre unveiled videos of his “virtual choir” for a spellbound audience, as they listened to...
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“Jesus, seeing how wisely this scholar had spoken, said, “You are not far...”
– Lectio, 1 April 2011 