Tag: God

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Five Life Changing Words

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Reflections for contemplative living

Today we celebrate the Divine Mercy, the devotion to the merciful love of God and our desire to let that love and mercy flow our own heart towards those who need it. There is no denying that we are living in challenging times my friends.  Living through the pandemic and all its challenges that have been exposed has been tough.  From job loss, health crisis, identity crisis and watching the social injustice, it is easy to become hopeless and feel like there is nothing one person can do.  But there is.  Each and every one of us can say these five words which will profoundly impact our world:

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Humble Love

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Reflections for contemplative living

Prayer, humility, and charity towards all are essential in the Christian life: they are the path to holiness. Our quest is to learn how to love God with our whole being.  We distance ourselves from this truth and we struggle to love God in such a humble way.  This is the spiritual battle. St Brigid of Ireland provides us with how God wants us to love Him:

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Patience Is The Call

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Reflections for contemplative living

As we complete our Lenten journey, the importance of our spiritual well-being is fresh on our minds and of highest priority. It reminds us that death is certain; life is short and vanishes like smoke. We must fix our minds on the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ and eternal things. 

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Drawn To What Matters

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Reflections for contemplative living

As we’ve seen during our journey through Lent, it is easy for us to lose focus and be distracted by the unimportant or the urgent of what is at hand. In this Easter season, we are reminded through Christ’s Resurrection that we are constantly given opportunities for rebirth, new life, and new beginnings.  

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Easter Sunday:  Jesus’ Resurrection! He is Risen!

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Do I recognize the miracles in my life?

As we live Authentically Yours, as God’s beloved, we are confident God’s Mercy Endures Forever: let us be His Light. As we have journeyed through Lent and an intensified Holy Week, I hope your heart is rejoicing and full of light in the fact that God’s mercy endures forever.  He is risen!  He has risen, indeed!  Alleluia!  I hope your faith has been strengthened and your heart has been lovingly pruned and purified so it is bursting with love.  Christ suffered greatly to grant us access to eternal life.  The time is now for us to mature spiritually and Be His Light in the world. 

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Day 46: Holy Saturday. Jesus in the Tomb 

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Reflection by Jacquelyne Rocan

How do I honor my family and friends that have died?

On Holy Saturday, we are in a time of sadness and loneliness as Jesus lies in the tomb.  However, while we are in this day of waiting and watching, we are comforted in the knowledge that Jesus will rise from the dead on Easter Sunday, securing our eternal salvation and conquering death by the sacrifice of His life.  Jesus, the spotless, pure Lamb of God, paid the penalty for our sins by this sacrifice, conquering death both spiritually and physically.  We are assured that we now have the opportunity to join in eternal life with God after our earthly journey has been completed.

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Day 45: Good Friday.  Jesus’ Trial, Crucifixion, Death, and Burial 

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Reflection by Jacquelyne Rocan

Do I forgive my enemies?  

Good Friday is the most difficult day of the year.  Jesus’ journey, which began with praise and adulation on Palm Sunday, now turns to the pain and sorrow of being falsely accused, condemned, mocked, tortured, abandoned by most of His followers, sentenced to death, crucified, and then dying and buried.  I walk along this journey on Good Friday with Jesus through the Stations of the Cross and recognize the role that my sin played in Jesus’ crucifixion and death.

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