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Geoff Wood reflection for February 15, 2015

Posted on February 10, 2015 by srdianne

In warm indignation Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said . . . Mark 1:41 Mark’s Gospel today describes Jesus as emotionally upset when confronted by a leper pleading for a cure.  The root meaning of the Greek … Continue reading →

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Reflection for February 4, 2015

Posted on February 4, 2015 by srdianne

The Journey- by David Whyte Above the mountains the geese turn into the light again Painting their black silhouettes on an open sky. Sometimes everything has to be inscribed across the heavens so you can find the one line already … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection

Posted on February 3, 2015 by srdianne

Why this crying and commotion?  The child is not dead; she is asleep.  Mark 5:39             Today’s Gospel episode about the cure of Simon Peter’s mother-in-law  (Jesus took her by the hand, and helped her to her feet.  The fever … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for February 1, 2015

Posted on January 27, 2015 by srdianne

Press 1 . . . Press 2 . . . Press 3 . . . – Sorry, I am not at my desk.             In today’s Gospel reading Jesus begins his public career by expelling a demon, in other words … Continue reading →

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Reflection for January 21, 2015

Posted on January 21, 2015 by srdianne

Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient of being on the way to something … Continue reading →

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Geoff Woods Reflection for January 25, 2015

Posted on January 20, 2015 by srdianne

A Case of Cetacean Indigestion or Even Whales Can Only Stomach So Much!               I always thought whales needed more room to maneuver and kept to the big oceans of the world – and so there couldn’t be any in … Continue reading →

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Reflection for January 14, 2015

Posted on January 14, 2015 by srdianne

We need for the Spirit to move us to repentance, to challenge our prejudices and sins, rooted so deeply in our hearts, to ask how we can change not only unjust societies and institutions but our own hearts. John W … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for January 18, 2015

Posted on January 13, 2015 by srdianne

“Come and you will see.”             To become a member of a Catholic religious order one normally must go through a novitiate for a year or two before being accepted as a professional member.  During that period the emphasis is … Continue reading →

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Reflection for January 7, 2015

Posted on January 7, 2015 by srdianne

You are the soft, soft voice that has come down from Heaven. 2015 Always we begin again in Thanksgiving each day An Opportunity to be the soft, soft voice that has come down from Heaven.

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Geoff Wood Reflection for January11, 2015

Posted on January 5, 2015 by srdianne

A Worn Path                        Far out in the country one cold December day a very old black woman, wearing a red bandanna and long dark dress was walking along a path through the pinewoods.  Her … Continue reading →

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