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Reflection for January 13, 2016

Posted on January 13, 2016 by srdianne

Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense regardless of how it turns out. Vaclav Havel Make me sweet again, fragrant and fresh and wild, and thankful for any small … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for January 17, 2016

Posted on January 12, 2016 by srdianne

Under the Stairs Until I was ten years old I lived with my parents in my grandmother’s house in Brewerytown, Philadelphia.  It had a cellar with furnace and coal bin and a workbench and tools.  It also served as a … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for January 10, 2016

Posted on January 5, 2016 by srdianne

Looking for a Lost Jesus On the Sunday after Christmas we read about the Holy Family   making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem – Jesus being twelve years old, the bar mitzvah age.  On their return to Nazareth Mary and Joseph panic: … Continue reading →

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Reflection for December 23, 2016

Posted on December 23, 2015 by srdianne

Amazing Peace- A Christmas Poem by Maya Angelou We clap hands and welcome the Peace of Christmas. We beckon this good season to wait a while with us. We, Baptist and Buddhist, Methodist and Muslim, say come. Peace. Come and … Continue reading →

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Reflection for December 16, 2015

Posted on December 16, 2015 by srdianne

  Hope is a condition of your soul, not a response to circumstances in which you find yourself.                                                                                Vaclav Havel

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Geoff Wood Reflection for December 20, 2015

Posted on December 15, 2015 by srdianne

Red eggs are a symbol of rebirth             Angela Lam is the daughter of a Chinese father (nicknamed Chee) and an American mother (nicknamed Lammie Pie).  Angela was raised in San Jose and is the author of a recent memoir: … Continue reading →

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Reflection for December 8, 2015

Posted on December 9, 2015 by srdianne

We don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future.  The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in difiance of all that is bad around us, is itself … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for December 13, 2015

Posted on December 8, 2015 by srdianne

The Parish Mission             I don’t hear of them often anymore but way back before Vatican II (1960’s) parishes frequently scheduled a two week mission to be conducted by visiting priests from one or another religious order – Jesuit, Dominican, … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for December 6, 2015

Posted on December 3, 2015 by srdianne

The Perpetual Divide The Church sees in the birth of Jesus 2000 years ago (and for that matter every year at Christmas) a turning point in the history of humankind.  With the arrival of Jesus and his Gospel among us … Continue reading →

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Reflection for December 2, 2015

Posted on December 2, 2015 by srdianne

I have walked that long road to freedom.  I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way.  But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds there are many more … Continue reading →

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