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Reminder for Me

May 5th, 2011 · No Comments · Inspired by the Virgin Mary, Quotes

It’s been one of those mornings where I’m dragging and dragging and dragging. I’m so glad, then, that one of the things I picked up early on was Karen Edmisten‘s Through the Year with Mary: 365 Reflections. Because I needed this: We may well believe that the most sacred Virgin Our Lady received so much [...]

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A Look Back at This Lent

April 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Faith, Quotes

It can all be summed up for me in this quote, which I received via Word of God Everyday: God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer. – Blessed Teresa of Calcutta For me, that silence of the heart often begins right after I throw up my hands and [...]

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Inspired to Listen

February 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Quotes

First, there were the words of the Pope (via BenedictEveryday.com): At times there is a sort of fear of silence, of recollection, of thinking of one’s own actions, of the profound meaning of one’s life. All too often people prefer to live only the fleeting moment, deceiving themselves that it will bring lasting happiness; they [...]

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The Last “But”

January 18th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Quotes

To develop the interior life fully, one must offer to God that last ‘but.’ This total offering, without reserve is the condition for the complete development of the life of grace. Event the slightest obstacle can keep the soul from flying upward with the wings of a dove. Moreover, the dove can rise only to [...]

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In Others’ Words

January 13th, 2011 · 2 Comments · podcasts, Quotes

A quote worth sharing (and re-sharing) I have shared this quote here before, and I’m sure this won’t be the last time. I put it in my email signature long ago, intending to change it, and I never have. Because, well, because it rings so true, over and over. “Be patient with everyone, but above [...]

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