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HANGING ON TO THE RAINBOW

October 23, 2016

I’m settled back at Riverside after having attended Mass in Keremeos this morning. We were treated to a visiting Priest, Fr. Jack, and to a homily that really resonated with me. I’d like to share the essence of that Homily with you. The Gospel reading today was from Luke 18: 9-14, and is the parable … More HANGING ON TO THE RAINBOW

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GRAFTING THE FRUIT TREE

October 22, 2016

I found the reflection on the scripture readings for October 22nd, 2016 contained in the WORD AMONG US particularly instructive. The Gospel passage [Luke 13: 1-9] contained the parable of the fig tree. The authors of the WORD AMONG US focused on Luke 13: 8, “I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it”. … More GRAFTING THE FRUIT TREE

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LEAVE THE HEROISM TO JESUS

October 7, 2016

I like Dorothy Day’s comment “Common sense in religion is rare, and we are too often trying to be heroic instead of just ordinarily good and kind”. There is no doubt that many of us are wired to take charge and to make things happen. This is true in matters of spirituality as it is … More LEAVE THE HEROISM TO JESUS

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