July 2011
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5 Things That Made Me Smile This Week. 31 July...
5 Random Serious and Not-So-Serious Things That Made Me Smile This Week. I bought Mod-Podge and paper and am easing my way back into papercrafting, which I have always loved but have not done for quite sometime. It feels good.
Acceptance to Inside the Walls Certificate in Catholic Evangelism program.
Garin Wolf’s new storylines started to air on General Hospital.
Triple H is back on WWE.
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“Heed me and you will eat well,
you will delight in rich fare;
bend your ear...”
– Isaiah 55:2-3
Lectio, 31 July 2011
Isaiah promises a Messiah who will provide food for all, and in Matthew we hear the story of a miracle so important it appears in all four Gospels - the feeding of the the five thousand.
Today’s readings are at the heart of our Eucharistic theology. Jesus,...
I think we should send copies of “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” to members of Congress.
Share everything. Play fair. Don’t hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don’t take things that aren’t yours. Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody.
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“When Martha heard that Jesus was coming,
she went to meet him.”
– John 11:20
Lectio, 29 July 2011 - Memorial of St. Martha
I would like to be the kind of person who doesn’t wait for Jesus, but goes out to meet Him.
“Reflect in the dawn the miracle of this life, this new day, this new hope, this...”
– Naomi King -Twitter: @revnaomi (via chalicelight)
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“Mine are the heavens
and mine is the earth.
Mine are the nations,
the just...”
– - St John of the Cross
Lectio, 27 July 2011
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The Ten Commandments (via Interfaith Voices) →
brilliant explanation about why and how we should keep the Ten Commandments - especially keeping the Sabbath Day holy.
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“Vocation at its deepest level is, “This is something I can’t not do,...”
– from Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer
thanks to my friend Zeke for sharing it with me today.
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What Would Ignatius Think about Social Media? →
[via dotmagis]
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“Psalm 103
A David Psalm
1-2 O my soul, bless God. From head to toe,...”
– Psalm 103 - The Message
I love this Psalm, and thought it was worth sharing the whole thing today.
Lectio, 26 July 2011
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“We are afflicted in every way possible, but we are not crushed;
we are full of...”
– 2 Corinthians 4:8
Lectio, 25 July 2011
“Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples,
“I have seen the Lord,”
– John 20
Lectio, 22 July 2011- The Feast of Mary Magdalene
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“Prophesize, my people: dream a city of refuge, hope, & justice. Raise hearts...”
– Naomi King, Twitter: @revnaomi (via chalicelight)
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“Abba God in heaven
hallowed by your name!
May your reign come;
may your will...”
– The Lord’s Prayer, Inclusive Bible Translation
Lectio, 21 July 2011
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“My Lord God,
I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of...”
– Prayer of Thomas Merton
Lectio, 20 July 2011
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“Whoever does the will of Abba God in heaven is my sister and brother and mother.”
– Matthew 12:50
Lectio, 19 July 2011
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“But I have found one really satisfying way of responding to the call and that’s...”
– People for Others
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“O leafy branch,
standing in your nobility
as the dawn breaks forth:
now...”
– O Leafy Branch (O Frondens Virga) by Hildegard von Bingen
It seemed like a good prayer for a Monday.
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“The Spirit, too, comes to help us in our weakness. For we don’t know how...”
– Romans 8:26
Lectio, 16 July 2011
“Come to me, all you that labor and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you...”
– Matthew 11:28-30
Lectio, 14 July 2011
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I Will Be With You
Every morning while I get ready for work, I listen to this song: The Deer’s Cry/St. Patrick’s Breastplate
In light of this morning’s reading from Exodus, it felt particularly relevant. Moses says to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and lead the children of Israel out of Egypt?” and God says,
“I will be with you.”
St. Patrick’s prayer is...
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“But Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharoah and lead the...”
– Exodus 3:11-2
Lectio, 13 July 2011
Alone, we’re not much. But God goes with us, and that makes us so much more.
“See and be glad, you who have nothing! You who seek God, take heart!”
– Psalm 69:32
Lectio, 12 July 2011
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“Our help is in the Name of God, who made heaven and earth.”
– Psalm 124:8
Lectio, 11 July 2011
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“Ora et labora.”
– St. Benedict
Honoring the Memorial of St. Benedict today!
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Interfaith Voices this weekend has a phenomenal interview with Sarah Sentilles, who was raised Catholic and felt a call to be a priest, so became an Episcopalian and was in Divinity School and then “broke up with God”. There’s an excellent section about the vocation imagery of being “married to the church”.http://interfaithradio.org/node/1724
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“As for you, every hair of your head has been counted. So don’t be afraid...”
– Matthew 10:30-31
Lectio, 9 July 2011
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“Heal those who are sick, raise the dead, cure leprosy, expel demons. You...”
– Matthew 10:8
Lectio, 7 July 2011
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“Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, make this...”
– Matthew 10:7
Lectio, 6 July 2011
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“At the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity because they...”
– Matthew 9:36
Lectio, 5 July 2011 