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Christs’ Kingdom
Today is the Feast of Christ the King. I always feel a special sense of joy on this day as it is the name of my previous parish where there are many wonderful memories and still very faithful friends. At Mass today, the priest talked about our mission to share the Kingdom of God here […]
Good Samaritan
My sister and I were excited to go to a craft fair today at a local high school. It was a beautiful day so I didn’t even mind the walk from the crowded parking lot to the building. We had just crossed to the sidewalk to the school entrance when my sister noticed a commotion […]
Compassionate Friend
A friend of mine works for a home rental company inspecting their properties to make sure they are being well maintained. He told me a story today about one of the homes he visited. The resident was there and had recently been through a surgery. While my friend was going about his business and chatting […]
Friends in Line
Today I stopped by the card store to find some entertaining cards and was surprised to see so many people there. As I was perusing the humorous cards, I noticed there were shopping bags lining the walls. They seemed to have sales orders in them and were in alphabetical order. There was Christmas music playing […]
True Kindness
Before taking my road trip back in May, I took my car in for an oil change and to check things over. At that time, they said I would need new brakes when I returned. But, for the past few months, I have just been busy doing things and didn’t make the time to take […]
Dancing Dad
As I was out and about today, I was stopped at a red light near the elementary school. This particular light is very long, so I have time to look around and notice things. Across the street was man walking with a little girl. I assumed he was the dad. As they approached their crossing […]
Spiritual Afternoon
A friend and I had lunch with a priest friend of ours today. I see him often as I volunteer at the Newman Center where he is assigned. However, my friend had not been able to sit and visit with him for quite some time. She lives with and cares for her mother. However, she […]
His Rosary
I decided to go to church today when I realized the Gospel reading was of the Transfiguration. For whatever reason, that is one of my favorite stories. I try to imagine what it must have been like for the apostles to experience a little foretaste of Heaven. I arrived a little early to find the […]
God’s Connections
Yesterday as I was running errands, I was nearing the intersection of the church. Looking at the time, I realized Mass would be starting soon and got the feeling that I should go. I thought of all the things I had to do, but I know I should follow those promptings, so I went into […]
Death is an Encouragement
In the Lenten meditation today, the story continued of Takashi Nagai who lived in Nagasaki when the atomic bomb was dropped. In this part of the story, he had a cancer diagnosis and was told he had possibly 2 years to live. He had converted to Catholicism and left his life in God’s hands as […]
Still Finding God 