We praise God by recalling his marvelous deeds:
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Divine Guidance
Edith Stein once said the limitless loving devotion to God, and the gift God makes of Himself to you, are the highest elevation of which the heart is capable; it is the highest degree of prayer. Our exterior lives reflect the interior. Do you reflect the guiding hand of the Spirit?
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Cheerfulness strengthens the heart and makes us persevere in a good life. Therefore as Christian’s we ought to always be in good spirits. How is your cheerfulness barometer today? God’s grace calls us towards love and cheerfulness. In this Easter season we are keenly aware of our neediness of Christ’s saving grace.
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Recently I was meditating on the following reflection from Ron Rolheiser OMI that I wanted to share:
Here’s an example of an invitation that lies at the very heart of the Sermon on the Mount. At one point, Jesus invites us to a “virtue that goes deeper than that of the scribes and the Pharisees.” It’s easy to miss the point here because, almost without exception, we tend to think that Jesus is referring to the hypocrisy of some of the scribes and Pharisees. He isn’t.
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I’ve always been fascinated with doors. Mainly on vacation in foreign countries I snap pictures of interesting doors as I stroll down the historical streets especially in Europe.
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Spring is always uplifting I think because we see God’s creative nature in full bloom…literally. The silence of winter is shaking off its sleep and the birds are bursting in song. It’s a cacophony on my back patio as I listen to at least six different birds sing their song. I even was buzzed by a “hummer,” a sacred moment for me each time it occurs.
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Holy Saturday in the Catholic Church is a day of quiet anticipation and reflection, marking the day Jesus’ body lay in the tomb between his death on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. It’s a day of prayer and fasting.
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In this season of Lent and repentance, we search our hearts for the parts of our being that do not praise and worship God. We pray for cleansing and pardon. We ask for God to create in us a clean heart and put a new and right spirit within us. On this Palm Sunday as we prepare for Christ’s Passion, let’s meditate on Psalm 51 from The Message, and ask for God’s mercy to heal us and for grace to fill our broken hearts.
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Let me ask you a question. Are you awake to God’s presence in your life?
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Today is Fig Monday arising from St. Mark’s observation that, on the day after Palm Sunday, Christ cursed a fruitless fig tree. It’s an odd story and yet it fits in with the shape of the liturgical year.
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Smitten With Goodness 