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Why Are You Judging?
“What do you mean, no butter?” I quizzed our prideful waiter who boasted that this renowned restaurant did not provide butter, but prides itself in serving three of the finest qualities of olive oil! “What kind of joint is this?” I wondered considering the lack of...
Life’s Perfect! Are You Kidding Me?
Can anything really be perfect? Well it is! All of creation is bursting with the Creator’s love. It’s up to us to discover how this “perfect” is in all the “imperfection” that we see. Even if you just look at the letters of the word, “imperfection”, you will find the...
The Difference Between Grating and Grateful
Although closely assigned in the dictionary, grateful and grating, don’t be mistaken. These are two similar words with two very opposite meanings and energies, creating two polar diverse life outcomes. My friend and fellow author, John Brubaker, wrote a blog post...
Are You AA? Angelically Aware?
Are you a member of AAA, Angelic Awareness Association? Are you aware of all the angelic activity that is constantly going on around you? Sometimes we breeze through our days without a thought about these special creatures. Angels are all around us, all the time, in...
Do You Spark or Stifle?
Calling Pinehurst Golf Resort in North Carolina, I was greeted with a cheery, almost lilting, “Good Morning, it’s another glorious day at Pinehurst!” (Not just beautiful, but glorious). I couldn't help but smile feeling a lighter sense to my call. Here I was talking...
Send In God’s Special Marine!
With many Catholics and non-Catholics alike thinking that the world is going in the wrong direction, maybe it’s time to bring in the marines! Pope Francis may be just what the doctor ordered as a member of the Jesuit community. The Jesuit order of priests and brothers...
“Days of Awe”!
Did you know that we are in the “Days of Awe”? I recently learned that the ten days between the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are called “Days of Awe” – Yamim Noraim (Days of Repentance) In my research I’ve discovered that these special days are...
“Can You Hear Me Now?” God asks.
“Can You Hear Me Now?” over and over asks God. We get so concerned about God responding and answering our prayers that we sometimes forget that God has some important things to say to us. God uses a soft-spoken approach. He speaks in the language of the soul – through...
Prayer of Surrender With the “4-Evers”
Sometimes we just have to give in – surrender to something or someone bigger than us. The disastrous fires in the Northwest have provoked this feeling of helplessness and sometime hopelessness in my prayer life. Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana are experiencing...