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  I rarely re-post, but today, in honor of my mom (Vera Hale) on her birthday, I would like to share this again.     I remember having a conversation with an employee at the nursing home where my mom was living.  We were chatting around a table and the lady was talking about her mom. She said that although her mom had died several years before, she still would go to pick up the phone to call her.  My mom and I listened and acknowledged we understood, especially since my grandma had also died several years before. Even at the time, I knew how precious that moment was for me since I could still enjoy my mom's company.  Today, as I remember her on her birthday, I know all to well the longing to talk to her, to call her up, to share something that is going on. Naturally, I pray for her every day.  Those who have gone before us rely on our prayers.  They are no longer in a position to pray for themselves, nor make any changes they may hav...

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      I was out watering where we had seeds planted that were not yet showing any signs of life. It made me think about that passage from Hebrews Chapter 11 (verse 1) that states: " Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen." You see, I have faith that if I do my due diligence and water consistently, we will one day have some pretty flowers. I am hoping that will be the case, even though there is absolutely no evidence of life. But, I assume that under that dark, seemingly lifeless soil, there is something going on. That is usually true with people as well--there is more to them than what is seen (not that they are dark and lifeless!) Recently, sprouting from the dark, Michigan Democrats are pushing for a "Death with Dignity" bill that would allow a terminally ill patient to request life-ending medication that they would self-administer. There is more to this than what can be seen.  We have resisted movement on th...

Minnesota State University, Moorhead; looking toward MacLean Hall. My mother and father met while earning degrees in library science. I don't know when or why it was first called a "science". I'll grant that the academic discipline focusing on sorting documents into categories, and then making those documents accessible to folks wanting their information, overlaps the sciences; and that's another topic. Topics. At any rate, my father got a job as head librarian at Moorhead State Teachers College around 1950. At that time the library was in the east end of MacLean Hall, more-or-less where the bookstore is now.... More at A Catholic Citizen in America . (Sharing one of my best memories: a time my father showed me the entertainment value of office furniture.)

The Coronation of the Virgin Velázquez [ Web Gallery of Art ] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16, Gospel). Readings (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand) Readings (English Standard Version, Catholic Edition: England & Wales, Scotland, India) Readings (New American Bible: Philippines, USA) Gospel John 3:16-18 (English Standard Version, Anglicised) Jesus said to Nicodemus: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Léachtaí i nGaeilge The Adoration of the Holy Trinity (Landauer Altar) Albr...

I haven't read the encyclical letter yet. It's divided into five chapters plus a conclusion, so I don't expect it'll be a fast read. Vatican News posted an article about it today.... More at A Catholic Citizen in America . (An excerpt from a Vatican News article about the new encyclical letter, how I see the news, and what I expect to find after reading Magnifica Humanitas.)

    If you can give  less than  five minutes of your time on this beautiful Pentecost, I would like to suggest you listen to this short reflection by Fr. Dave Pivonka, President of Franciscan University of Steubenville. Here is a link to the video, "Why You Need the Holy Spirit":  https://faithandr"eason.com/episodes/why-you-need-the-holy-spirit/  Happy Pentecost! Pray for peace, joy, and an end to war. Janet Cassidy Email me at:  jmctm2@gmail.com janetcassidy.com https://www.facebook.com/reflectionsinfaith/ https://www.youtube.com/@janetcassidy