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Sunday, February 24, 2019

Laudato Si Sunday Reflection: Mercy and graciousness

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This Sunday's reflection is brought to you by Psalm 103 . You, O God, are mercy and graciousness itself. I bless you, and ...
Friday, February 22, 2019

Bohemian waxwings

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It dawned on me yesterday that I haven't been very good at sharing my blessings in my year of Blessing, 2019. So this morning, when I lo...
Thursday, February 21, 2019

Perspective

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It seems that the older I get, the more challenging life becomes. Maybe it's because I'm increasingly aware of the suffering of thos...
Sunday, February 17, 2019

Laudato Si Sunday Reflection: Slowing down, using less

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Today's reflection is brought to you by Jeremiah 17:5-8. For too long, O God, we have believed more in ourselves than really trus...
Thursday, February 14, 2019

Simple Suggestion #279... Do something just for joy's sake

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We human beings are great at talking ourselves out of doing things, especially when we think that no one even notices what we do, so sometim...
Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Book Review: Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

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It's been a while since I've posted a book review, but given the fact that I keep mentioning this book to friends, I thought maybe ...
Saturday, February 9, 2019

Laudato Si Sunday Reflection: Here am I; send me!

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This Sunday reflection is brought to you by Isaiah 6:5-8. Holy Spirit, I am like Isaiah, feeling unworthy or maybe, overwhelmed, i...
Thursday, February 7, 2019

Scott Cook

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Last week, I had the good fortune to attend a Scott Cook concert in my neighbourhood. Scott is a sweet guy, a talented singer-songwriter art...
Wednesday, February 6, 2019

If you want to make a comment...

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Lately, I've been receiving more than the usual comments on my moodlings, mostly from anonymous users. The spambots that fill in my comm...
Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Blankets for reconciliation and solidarity

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The Society of St. Vincent de Paul collected 6 large bags of blanket for those in need at the end of our exercise On Sunday, the confe...
Sunday, February 3, 2019

Laudato Si Sunday Reflection: Love is patient

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Today's reflection is brought to you by 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13. O God, you call us to the excellence that only love can bring. ...
Friday, February 1, 2019

Fei's lions

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Yong Fei Guan is a local artist, City of Edmonton Master Composter/Recycler since 2015, and a delightful person, period. My first exchange...
Sunday, January 27, 2019

Laudato Si Sunday Reflection: On being one body

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Today's reflection is brought to you by 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 and paragraphs 1-6 of Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home. Your b...
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

An unrecognized gift, finally recognized

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This is the view from the chair where I do my morning meditation. I've been praying in this room for years, but it's just in the las...
Sunday, January 20, 2019

Ecumenical Prayer (with Taize chants) for 2019

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It's been a crazy busy week, so I've decided to start my Laudato Si Sunday reflections next week, and post the schedule for this yea...
Thursday, January 17, 2019

An evening with Michael McDonald

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The poster below says it all...