Category Archives: Sunday-ish Reflections

…easter alleluias…

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Virginia

CHRIST IS RISEN!!! Alleluia, Alleluia… 40+ days ago we began our Lenten journey in the desert looking for the embrace of Christ & landed yesterday in eternal waterfalls of His love and mercy that never run dry. Through the Cross … Continue reading →

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Easter Vigil…

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Virginia

Dashing to the Easter Vigil, so here’s one of my favorite Scriptures that’s included in the many chapters read during tonight’s 3 hour+ service.  This is always one of the most special of the year, although the longest, because we … Continue reading →

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…foot washing… heart washing

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Virginia

It’s Holy Thursday.  If you would like to read a more in depth reflection on what it means to wash the feet of one another (as Jesus challenged us to), please click here to read one i posted previously:   … Continue reading →

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… fumes and perfume(s)…

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Virginia

In the Scriptures for this Holy Week Monday we encounter Martha and Mary as Jesus dines with them again in Bethany.  Since this visit comes after Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, we can imagine Martha worked long & hard … Continue reading →

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…passionate poetry…

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Virginia

We begin Passion Sunday waving palms of adoration and end with Jesus Christ on the Cross – the ultimate sacrifice.  G.K. Chesterton once wrote, “the Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and … Continue reading →

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…trees in transition…

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Virginia

It’s no small feat for trees to remain green during drought.  That reality jumped me this morning while contemplating one of today’s Scripture readings: “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD. He is … Continue reading →

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…transfiguring-ish glimpses of God

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Virginia

What does it mean to ‘be transfigured‘?  Dictionary definition goes something like this: to be transformed into something better, beautiful, ethereal … other-worldly.  Since transformation basically means the process of change, (hopefully for the better), transfiguration kicks change up to … Continue reading →

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Entering the Desert (with courage!)

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Virginia

Today in our Gospel reading Jesus faced temptation in the desert after a 40 day fast.  This morning Fr. Herman Katongole challenged us that: “Lent is a time to be courageous to go into the desert, to let what’s hidden … Continue reading →

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STAYING WARM!!!!!

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Virginia

It’s absolutely FREEZING here. Snow on the ground from earlier this week won’t go away. Tonight it will be 5 degrees F (-15 C).  Besides drinking copious amounts of hot tea – (i considered giving it up for Lent, but … Continue reading →

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Advent Clay

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Virginia

“Yet, O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay and You the potter: we are all the work of Your hands.”   (Isaiah 64:7) Somehow amidst the hustle and bustle of Thanksgiving (with big-time bustling grooves in the kitchen … Continue reading →

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