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Keeping the Garden

The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. Genesis 2:15 The other day I was praying for my children the usual prayers I pray for them. I pray for them … Continue reading

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A Word

Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; abstain from every form of evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 This is just a short post today because I feel like I received … Continue reading

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Become Like God

And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years and in divine and human favor. Luke 2:52 The other evening Father Augustine Mang taught my OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults) class. The topic was the Eucharist and Father Mang informed … Continue reading

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Birth Pains

For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places: all this is but the beginning of the birth pangs. Matthew 24:7 For years now I have meditated on the Passion of … Continue reading

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Come Jesus, Come

I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me, just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father, and I lay down My life for the sheep.  I have other sheep that are … Continue reading

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How Is It That You Sought Me?

and And his mother kept all these things in her heart. Luke 2:19 This weekend I went to the Bethany Retreat House for a retreat on She said yes: Rediscovering God’s Loving Will, led by Father Arturo Merriman. It was … Continue reading

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The Sifting

 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat.  But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” Luke 22:31-32 I was reading about how Maria Esperanza … Continue reading

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The Turning Point

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. John 10:11 I know it has been awhile since I posted anything. I have spent my time praying and pondering all the sufferings in the world. I … Continue reading

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Empty

On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, … Continue reading

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Like and Subscribe your way to Spiritual Exhaustion

Then Satan stood against Israel and incited David to number Israel 1 Chronicles 21:1 A few years back I wrote and told you all about how I had seen a goat-headed demon and he had said to me, “I will … Continue reading

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