The Unknown God: Nine Steps to Pentecost Day Five Let’s learn to know the Holy Spirit better during these nine days before Pentecost. Here is the fifth step. In Luke’s Gospel (Luke 1:39-52), we encounter two people who are filled with the Holy Spirit—before Pentecost. Mary is full of grace and Elizabeth, because she is […]
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The Unknown God: Nine Steps to Pentecost Day Four Let’s learn to know the Holy Spirit better during these nine days before Pentecost. Here is the fourth step. Today let’s have St. Paul give us a little lesson to see how well we are living in and with the Holy Spirit. We’ll use the Letter
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The Unknown God: Nine Steps to Pentecost Day Three Let’s learn to know the Holy Spirit better during these nine days before Pentecost. Here is the third step. We’re now in the time of the Ascension. Jesus had been with the Apostles and the others who loved him. They could see him and touch him.
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The “How is Your Christian Life?” Quiz A challenge for each one of us Holy Saturday Today is our last quiz post. I am happy to say that we are ending with one of my favorite readings from the Office of Readings for the whole year. I hope this helps you to celebrate your Easter
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The “How is Your Christian Life?” Quiz A challenge for each one of us Fourth Sunday of Lent Are you striving to enter heaven? Jos 5:9a, 10-12 Are you a new creation? Are you an ambassador for Christ? Are you reconciled to God? 2 Cor 5:17-21 Do you draw near to listen to Jesus? Do
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Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent Mass Readings from the USCCB Do you realize that you deserve nothing? Do you trust in the mercy of God? Dn 3:25, 34-43 Is there a limit to your forgiveness? Do you recognize how generous God has been to you? Do you pass on that generosity to others?
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Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent Mass Readings from the USCCB Do you plot against the just?Do you destroy others with your tongue?Do you watch others in order to trap them? What do you want from Jesus?Can you drink his Chalice?Are you the servant of all? Questions from a Treatise on The Lord’s Prayer
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Meet the Neighbors: Colorado Soldier Beetle For the introduction to this series, see here. Soldier beetles are colorful beetles that can be found on flower heads in late summer and fall. There are many species wildly distributed across the US. Many of them have beautiful orange, yellow, or red coloration. They are called soldier beetles
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Meet the Neighbors: Fox Squirrel For the introduction to this series, see here. This is the backyard squirrel in Colorado. If you live in the eastern half of the country, you will probably have gray squirrels living near you as well as fox squirrels. In other parts of the US, there are other species of
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Meet the Neighbors: Apache Jumping Spider For the introduction to this series, see here. Here is a bright-colored jumping spider. These spiders are very beautiful and fascinating to watch but you have to creep up on them because they are very wary and agile and will disappear around the leaf or plant stem if they
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