The stockings are hung by the chimney with care…leaving just enough time for bloggers to gather ’round and share their stories by the fire. There’s a warm hearth for just that purpose at RAnn’s place for Sunday Snippets: A Catholic Carnival. Stop on by if you have a moment…
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Sunday Snippets
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Tags: Advent, Christmas, Christmas traditions, Rann's Place, Sunday Snippets, This That and the Other Thing
Today’s find: Pilgrim power
We’re about to celebrate Christmas, not Thanksgiving – but even so, pilgrims have been very much on my mind today.
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Tags: ACTS Retreats, Christmas, Holy Family, Joseph, Mary, pilgrim people, Pilgrims, St. Joseph Parish Manchester, Visitation
Today’s find: A light in the darkness
It was dark when I first stepped out of the house this morning. Really dark.
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Tags: Advent, Eucharistic Prayer for Reconciliation, Winter solstice
Today’s find: Doing time
I spent the eve of Gaudete Sunday with a curiously joyful Christian community – my Kairos brothers at the Medium Security Unit in Chester.
Sunday Snippets
Another week zooms by – Gaudete Sunday is coming up – and that means it’s time for another blogger conclave at RAnn’s place for Sunday Snippets: A Catholic Carnival. Let’s see what’s in store…
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Tags: Sunday Snippets, That and the Other Thing, This
Today’s find: Roses
There’s a lovely aroma filling the sanctuary at our church today—the sweet smell of roses.
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Tags: Guadalupe, Las Mañanitas, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Rose, Roses, St. Joe's Manchester, St. Joseph Manchester
Today’s find: Head start
It’s probably not great form for a Catholic blogger to admit this, but for many years, I harbored a bit of a grudge against Mary.
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Tags: Blessed Virgin, Christ, Elizabeth Johnson, Genesis, Immaculate Conception, Jesus, Mary, original sin, prevenient grace, Truly Our Sister
Today’s find: Feeding the need to Tweet
Well, I guess we settled one thing Thursday night: Carrie Underwood is NOT Julie Andrews.
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Tags: Carrie Underwood, Center for Action and Contemplation, Julie Andrews, NBC, Richard Rohr, Sound of Music, Sound of Music Live, Twitter
Today’s find: Reluctance
Sometimes, a little reluctance can be a barrier to some really big blessings.
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Tags: Advent, Gospel of Matthew, Loaves and fishes, Prepare the Way, Reluctance
Today’s find: Come again?
I’m a ‘word’ guy…and I’ve discovered that it’s either a blessing or a curse, the way my mind works.
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Tags: Advent, centurion, Daniel Horan OFM, Gospel of Matthew
