Catholic
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I was talking to a beautiful sister. She reminded me of how much I missed my calling as a religious sister. It was still inside of me. About 14 years ago, I guess, I was in a small order that is dying out, I got sick after two and a half years, and had to… Read more
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The whole problem Christians have with Eastern meditation is the emptying of the mind. The is what AI has to say about Eastern meditation, “Eastern meditation often involves “emptying the mind” by focusing on breath, mantras, or sensations to quiet mental chatter and achieve inner calm or enlightenment.” This is what the Catechism of the… Read more
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Unfortunately, nothing could ever give Yom Kippur the justice it deserves except the experience of the highest of the Jewish holy days. In 2025, Yom Kippur begins begins at sundown on October 1 and lasts until nightfall of October 2. On the Jewish calendar it is the 10th day of Tishrei, which is at the… Read more
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Do you ever wonder if non-humans believe in God? Well, the scientific community has questioned this; many say the things they do may look religious but are actually just ritualistic. These elephants are visiting the bones of a fallen matriarch, just as we would visit the grave of a loved one. This might be ritualistic… Read more
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by Miriam Kavanagh A broken heart wanders in my apartment over Pope Francis’ exit from this world. Do not misunderstand me, I am grateful he is no longer in pain, I am over the moon that he has finally gone Home to see family, friends, brother priests, Our Lord, Our Father, the Holy Spirit, and… Read more
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by Miriam Kavanagh When I woke up, I glanced at my phone and a few lines from the New York Times had me shout “Oh no!” Sure enough, Pope Francis had succumbed to a variety of sicknessess, namely pneumonia, the day after Easter at age 88. Common sense and simplicity in a complicated world was… Read more
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by Miriam Kavanagh Getting my master’s degree in theology had always skipped around my mind, but I worried about the money. Suddenly, God told me to go, and I was not so worried about the money anymore. However, when I was looking for online schools, I did want one that was inexpensive and that… Read more
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by Miriam Kavanagh The reason why I have not been able to blog recently is because I got very sick for most of December, then I started graduate school (online) to get my master’s degree in theology. I know, I know. Why on earth would a person put themselves through that? Well, God told me… Read more
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My apologies for shoving two weeks of Advent into one, but I have not just been a little under weather but rather crushed by the weather, so I have to combine both. Please forgive me for just copying most and pasting most of the information from AI; I pray AI is not giving us FI… Read more
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As a little kid, I always thought Advent was just a countdown to Santa Claus. I mean, I knew it was about the birth of Jesus, but, still, I just thought it was this… Surprisingly, that is not what Advent is about. The first week of Advent is all about HOPE, which is the main… Read more
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