All Meditations
Darkness / Innocence / Anxiety
I have a chocolate lab puppy named Coley. Some of you are witnessing him grow up on Facebook. Now that he is 33 pounds (in just two months!), he is going for small walks with me and Ella, our older black lab.Coley believes in the joy of picking th...
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The Eyes of God
posted on Apr 12, 2017I have a chocolate lab puppy named Coley. Some of you are witnessing him grow up on Facebook. Now that he is 33 pounds (in just two months!), he is going for small walks with me and Ella, our older black lab.Coley believes in the joy of picking th...
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Lent / Self-Discipline
We are half way through Lent! Are you getting tired? Is the discipline you adopted hard or is it bringing you joy? A friend of mind went off self-pity for Lent and she is really learning a lot!It may be around this time that you begin to ask yo...
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Lenten Laws
posted on Mar 29, 2017We are half way through Lent! Are you getting tired? Is the discipline you adopted hard or is it bringing you joy? A friend of mind went off self-pity for Lent and she is really learning a lot!It may be around this time that you begin to ask yo...
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Stress / Anxiety
In nineteenth century China, a young girl was born into a poor village. Her name was Lily. It was customary for a girl to have her feet bound around the age of seven. Lily’s mother was determined that her daughters feet would be tiny, no bigge...
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We Are Salt
posted on Mar 1, 2017In nineteenth century China, a young girl was born into a poor village. Her name was Lily. It was customary for a girl to have her feet bound around the age of seven. Lily’s mother was determined that her daughters feet would be tiny, no bigge...
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Being Afraid
I was in the car with my twelve-year-old son Max this past week. I still have a few years of driving him around and I am cherishing them. He asked me a question. If you could be anyone in history, who would you be? I thought about it for a whil...
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The Blessed Thread
posted on Feb 2, 2017I was in the car with my twelve-year-old son Max this past week. I still have a few years of driving him around and I am cherishing them. He asked me a question. If you could be anyone in history, who would you be? I thought about it for a whil...
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Being Afraid
When I was very little, I had a stuffed animal. It was a lamb. I called him Lambo. Lambo went everywhere with me. He was dirty and he smelled just right. I would suck my thumb and rub his tail under my nose. I felt safe when Lambo was in my ar...
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The Lamb of God
posted on Jan 19, 2017When I was very little, I had a stuffed animal. It was a lamb. I called him Lambo. Lambo went everywhere with me. He was dirty and he smelled just right. I would suck my thumb and rub his tail under my nose. I felt safe when Lambo was in my ar...
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Baptism
Many years ago, one of my favorite movies was released. It was called Ordinary People. In the movie, there are two brothers, Buck and Conrad Jarrett. Buck is the older and the favorite of his mother. Conrad is quieter, and lives in the shadow of h...
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Worthy
posted on Jan 14, 2017Many years ago, one of my favorite movies was released. It was called Ordinary People. In the movie, there are two brothers, Buck and Conrad Jarrett. Buck is the older and the favorite of his mother. Conrad is quieter, and lives in the shadow of h...
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Holy Days
Many of us confuse wisdom with knowledge. Matthew’s gospel gives us great insight into what it means to be wise and it has nothing to do with the retention of facts. Matthew uses one word to describe the men who came to see the Christ child: wi...
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The Feast of the Epiphany
posted on Jan 5, 2017Many of us confuse wisdom with knowledge. Matthew’s gospel gives us great insight into what it means to be wise and it has nothing to do with the retention of facts. Matthew uses one word to describe the men who came to see the Christ child: wi...
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Being Afraid / Prayer
My good friend Gil Ott is a Vietnam Veteran. He spent most of his time in the jungles of Vietnam. It was a living nightmare for him. He spent all of his time in Vietnam high on drugs. He lost over half of his platoon. The fighting in the jung...
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Joseph: Believing in Hope
posted on Jan 4, 2017My good friend Gil Ott is a Vietnam Veteran. He spent most of his time in the jungles of Vietnam. It was a living nightmare for him. He spent all of his time in Vietnam high on drugs. He lost over half of his platoon. The fighting in the jung...
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How Prayer Can Enrich the Christmas Season
posted on Dec 22, 2016Dear Friends, ‘Tis the season for crazy shopping, traveling, being with family and friends, over-eating and lots of busyness. So how can we invite God into all of it? How can we make sure that the twelve days of Christmas remain a holy season? ...
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Advent: A Call to Return to the Light
posted on Dec 2, 2016“Let us cast aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light…” - Romans 13:12 The season of Advent lasts only four weeks, and already one week is almost gone. As the days darken, we light candles and pray for the light to come in...
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Saint Thomas
Saint Andrew
The Feast of All Saints
St. Michael and All Angels