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We Three Kings

May you share your gifts and talents throughout the new year. Here is the Gospel reading for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, Jan 2 2010. There are many images from the Holy Land.

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A Roof Over His Head

I’ve been thinking of this post for two or three weeks — another pilgrimage reflection — a bit of humor.  A visit to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — the place where ‘the little Lord Jesus lay down His sweet head — away in the manger.” Here our group was divided in half [...]

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Postcard to Me

In Bethlehem, we were given a blank postcard and asked to answer this question: “Why was Jesus born for me?”  This was not the only postcard assignment we received during this pilgrimage and they are ‘take home’ assignments — no rush to answer now — think for awhile — talk it through with others.  But, [...]

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Jesus Freak Sundays

I was going to write on something totally different today–until I got in my car after Mass this morning.  My rosary CD started skipping so I popped it out of my player — just needs cleaning.  Oh what to fill in slot 6 of my 6 CD player — I scanned the other CDs in [...]

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Holy Land Pilgrim Journal Day 5

Continuing with Day 5 of excerpts from my February 2000 Jubilee year Holy Land pilgrimage journal. Day 5 – Saturday, 2/19/00 Jerusalem/Mt. of Olives/Bethlehem/Shepherd’s Field Today was the most emotional day yet.  We began on the Mt. of Olives and walked the Palm Sunday path.  We paused as Father read the scripture where the disciples [...]

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What Mary Did You Know Means to Me

This morning our offertory hymn was “Mary, Did You Know?”.   It is also the meditation song for the Joyful Mysteries on my Praying the Rosary with the Daughters of St. Paul CD.  I love this song and I enjoy hearing it any time of the year.  It is a beautiful hymn that has become a [...]

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Merry Christmas 2008

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas.  I just got in from Midnight Mass about a half hour ago.  I made a couple pictures of our creche.  This year the arrangement was different.  Baby Jesus was centered in front of the altar while Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds were placed facing the Gospel.  I found it interesting [...]

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4th Sunday of Advent

I’m near the end of the 4th Sunday of Advent.  There are just a couple days of work in the office before Christmas Eve — the anticipation of being released from work early.  After Mass this morning and OCIA, we wished each other a Merry Christmas and a “see you at Midnight Mass.”  My shopping [...]

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