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Awakening to our True Purpose
A few days after we brought Mack Swinney home, I took him down to the dock to join me in morning prayer. All of our previous dogs have been my loyal prayer partners. I wanted him to become part of this the venerable tradition. When I looked up from my prayer book, I noticed Mack had locked-on a half-dozen baby geese swimming by the dock
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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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Finding the Kingdom of God in Our Daily Lives
Homily for 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time How many people walked across that field without seeing the treasure? How many times do you and I go about our daily routine and completely miss the treasure that is right here before us?
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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…
