Tag Archives: Lent

#LENT : A Prayer for Monday(s)

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Virginia

Monday is not always our favorite day of the week. Trudge, sludge, finding our way back into weekday grooves after the weekend. We may need a little extra Heavenly Help. Today here’s a prayer from one of my favorite spiritual … Continue reading →

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#LENT : A SONG FOR SUNDAY

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Virginia

The other night Virginia blasted her Andrea Bocelli playlist in the kitchen while making an Italian extravaganza pasta casserole (a major production, like lasagna.) Methinks Andrea’s incredible voice and music somehow made the food taste better. (At the very least, … Continue reading →

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#LENT: Scepters (vs. Practical Tools)

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Virginia

On this Lenten Saturday here’s a favorite quote from Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, the famous Cistercian who reformed the Benedictine monastic order in the Middle Ages. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux came from the highest nobility in his region of France. … Continue reading →

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A Friday Birthday in #LENT

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Virginia

Today is my brother Dwight’s birthday. Since he is my younger brother (by 18 months) his age shall not be disclosed. Let’s just say he is – a year older than last year! Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello (Charlottesville, VA) Two years … Continue reading →

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#Lent : Jesus The Teacher

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Virginia

Visiting Saint Catherine’s Monastery at the base of Mount Sinai in Egypt years ago, I encountered the icon of Jesus the Teacher, also called the Christ Pantocrater. One of the oldest icons in the world, the image on that ancient … Continue reading →

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#LENT – Ash Wednesday Spiritual Blues-busters

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Virginia

And so it begins, Lent is here. It’s time to put away our chocolates, turn off the TV, hide coffee beans, sweets, and whatever else we’ve decided to give up for Lent. My list is the same year after year: … Continue reading →

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Pancakes! Pancakes! Pancakes!

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Virginia

“There is hardship in everything except eating pancakes.” Charles Spurgeon Virginia’s blueberry buttermilk pancakes (yum!) Shrove Tuesday is here, and that means? Lent starts tomorrow.  Ashes, fasting, 40 days ‘til Easter… But today, also called “Fat Tuesday,” it is okay to … Continue reading →

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#HolyWeek: Smelly Feet LOVE!!!

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Virginia

Holy Thursday takes us to the Upper Room where the first thing Jesus did was wash the feet of the disciples, humbly like a servant. Across the world this evening thousands of lay people will have their feet washed by … Continue reading →

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#HolyWeek: Open Hearts (a prayer for)

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Virginia

Here’s a prayer on this Wednesday of Holy Week… “Open our hearts, God. To instruction, unheard. To possibility, unseen. To love, unfelt. To joy, unknown. If we have been closed off, we repent. And we ask You to open our … Continue reading →

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#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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