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Purgatorial Soul

“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.”  2 Cortinthians 4:17 This morning at Mass I had what I can only say was an experience of a Priest who I … Continue reading

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Burning But Not Consumed

when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,    and the flame shall not consume you. Isaiah 43:2 On March 23, 2026 I went to the Cathedral to spend time in prayer and go to Mass. Three times in my … Continue reading

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You have need of Nothing

And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin,  yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so … Continue reading

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Purgatory is Real

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.” – James 1:2-4 I am currently enrolled in a class to finally finish up my certification in … Continue reading

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God Sings

While at Mass on January 6, normally the Feast of the Epiphany, I saw an image in my head in prayer that resembles closely the one above that AI created when I described what I saw. As this image came … 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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