Reflections
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Sacrifice, Grace, and the Goose
As the sun began to brighten the morning sky, two geese quietly swam past the dock. I happened to have some bread with me, so I tossed out a few pieces. Wary and alert to any sign of danger they approached cautiously. The smaller of the two, I assume the female, finally came close enough to stretch her neck out and scoop up a piece of bread. I didn’t move, so she stretched a little further to scoop up another piece. While she fed, the male, like a sentinel, watched for any sign of trouble. Instead of joining in the feast, he remained in place, straightening out his neck to…
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Little Signs of Hope
A Message from the Director of the Catholic Conference Center: Early each morning I go outside to pray. Last week just as I settled in my chair it started raining. A little annoyed, I turned around to go back inside. On my way, I looked up and saw a rainbow in the sky. The next morning, it happened again the same way – settled in the chair, then the rain, and then a second rainbow in the sky. God was certainly trying to tell me something. A little slow on interpreting the signs, I noticed a two other things on my way back to the house. One was a tiny Japanese Maple bursting with new growth. In…
