Tag Archives: Jesus

#HolyWeek: Let Nothing Disturb You…

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Virginia

As we prepare for Good Friday and Easter Sunday maybe a few fears lurking about in the corners of our hearts continue to erode our inner peace. (There are way too many scary things in our whacked out world today … Continue reading →

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#Holy Week: costly (& fragrant) worship

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Virginia

 “Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair; the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfumed oil.”  (John 12:3) When we … Continue reading →

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Passion Sunday & The Cross of Christ

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Virginia

Today is Palm Sunday and Passion Sunday, when we recount palm waving Hosannas, the Last Supper, the agony in Gethsemane, the betrayal, trial, scourging, crucifixion, and the body of Jesus getting put into a grave. We’ll revisit these events throughout … Continue reading →

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#LENT: Speaking Truth to Power (of a sort)

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Virginia

On this Lenten Thursday, here’s more about judgment (as per yesterday) but with a different twist. “Although Jesus taught us not to sit in judgment, He never suggested we turn a blind eye to evil… To speak the truth was … Continue reading →

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#LENT: Reforming ourselves (vs. others)

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Virginia

“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” (Matthew 7:1-2) Why do we spend so much time judging … Continue reading →

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#LENT: Prisms of Hope

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Virginia

Here’s a quickie quote for this Lenten Tuesday: “Faith goes up the stairs that love has made and looks out the window that hope has opened.” Charles Spurgeon It’s something to think about – what window has hope opened up … Continue reading →

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#LENT: Fighting Fear (with Christ at our side)

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Virginia

 “We cannot be Christians part-time. If Christ is at the center of our lives, He is present in all that we do.” Pope Francis As we move closer to Easter on this fifth Sunday of Lent, our hope clings to … Continue reading →

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#LENT: God’s (blessing of) Tenderness

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Virginia

Yesterday I shared about how at the end of an 8-day silent retreat, Sister Maria asked me to pick a blessing on a folded slip of paper out of a bowl. After praying that blessing (for Holy Hilarity) Sister Maria … Continue reading →

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#LENT: (atrophied) joy vs. (every day) joy

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Virginia

 “From somber, serious, sullen saints, save us, O Lord.” Saint Teresa of Avila On this Lenten Tuesday we’re over half way through Lent. Maybe there are things we were hoping to do (that we haven’t done) and things we didn’t … Continue reading →

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#LENT: Looking @ The Beattitudes

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Virginia

On this Lenten Sunday Virginia is dusting off something she shared during her 1st post-a-day Lent gig (7 years ago.) Here’s an inspiring interpretation of the Beattitudes of Jesus Christ from favorite Scripture scholar, J.B. Phillips. ‘Exposition on the Beattitudes’  … Continue reading →

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