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    “What happened to the sun?” asked the two year old

    Deacon Scott / September 2, 2024

    Last week, I was at Emerald Isle with my family.  In addition to my delight in being with my children and grandchildren and their spouses and partners, I received a neat lesson on…

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    When we cry out, “This is enough, Lord.”

    Deacon Scott / August 17, 2024

    When you find yourself in spiritual desolation and feel like saying, “This is enough, Lord,” there is one question to ask: Who’s voice am I listening to – is it the voice of…

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    Hope for the throw aways

    Deacon Scott / March 18, 2024

    If God can do something so miraculous to a discarded pit, just think what God can do with you.

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    Healing the wounds in the desert of my soul

    Deacon Scott / December 11, 2023

    To find healing in the present, we need to let God heal the wounds of the past.

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    Time to turn to the untier of knots

    Deacon Scott / September 27, 2023

    Let Mary, the Untier of Knots, help you with the 'knots' in your life.

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  • Homily

    Giving a reason to hope

    Deacon Scott / May 14, 2023

    How can you "always be ready to give a reason for your hope"?

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    Hope for a “Lost Boy”

    Deacon Scott / April 4, 2023

    Two symbols of hope that have followed me throughout my life.

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    Food for the Captives

    Deacon Scott / January 7, 2023

    What is keeping you from being 'highly favored and blessed'?

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  • Homily

    Hope in Suffering

    Deacon Scott / March 13, 2022

    The cross of Jesus is the only way to make sense of the suffering we experience.

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    Finding God in the Fog of a New Year

    Deacon Scott / December 30, 2021

    With the unseasonably warm weather this late December, there is a lot of morning fog rising off of Lake Norman and offers a great metaphor to enter the New Year.

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Deacon Scott

Spiritual director, retreat master, writer... (See more).

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