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Tag Archives: prayer
The change we need most
Usually I turn the TV off during the day; lately, however, the presidential race has snagged my attention. The bottom line we all forget is that God chooses our President, and God’s reasons are usually beyond our ken. Once a … Continue reading
Wanta see $1.2 Trillion vanish? Wanta see it again?
Yesterday on Wall Street it snowed sell orders. I don’t usually watch the news, but I watched hour after hour, trying to figure out what’s going on. My grasp of economics is minimal (maybe better than Palin’s). I think … Continue reading
When God is not there or here
Sometimes prayer is slugging it out, slogging through; having all the principalities and powers, all the demons of the air we don’t believe in any more—we believe in bankers and politicians—arrayed against us, waiting for the opening bell, waiting to pounce and … Continue reading
Praying to the Earth Goddess?
Our Lady of Guadalupe appearing to Juan Diego 2:09 a.m. A prayer journal No trumpets on street corners here. Just notes for a sort of science project. My father was converted from Catholicism, maybe as a young adult, I think. … Continue reading
Dr. Ngué Suffers Heart Attack
Reverend and Mrs. Jean-Emile Ngué Our beloved brother the Reverend Dr. Jean-Emile Ngué suffered a heart attack on Wednesday following an unrelated scan in the hospital in Yaoundé, Cameroon. He will have further diagnostic tests on Wednesday, but in the … Continue reading
Blooms from my Rosary garden
Here are some pics. My beloved bought the camera to say TY for my help with a church staff retreat she recently conducted. On the left is the first real rosary we built together. I like the large Hail Mary … Continue reading
To Bead or Knot to Bead, that’s not the Question
You can find out more about these for real gorgeous knotted rosaries at Rosaryworkshop here. Any resemblance to mine is imaginary. I finished my first string of practice knots that end in a circle like a rosary. It’s brown #36 twine, … Continue reading
Is it bull or is it beseeching?
I am the ground of your beseeching. Beseeching is a true and gracious, enduring will of the soul, united and joined to our Lord’s will by the sweet, secret operation of the Holy Spirit. In what manner and how should … Continue reading
I’ve got a patron saint of my very own!
For the sake of variety I use the Glenstal Book of Prayer some. It’s produced by a Benedictine community of that name in County Limerick, Ireland. The publisher is suckering us a little, knowing the current popularity of all things Celtic … Continue reading
Of prayers and paper clips
William Congdon, crucifix 64, 1973. webpage here. (I didn’t see permissions policy or copyright notice. I’ll be glad to abide by one if copyright holder lets me know.) I’m learning to pray using the Catholic Rosary as a “method”—the … Continue reading