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Reflection for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:September 8, 2023
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Ezekiel 33: 7-9 (RM) or 7-11 (RCL); Psalm 95 (RM) or 119 (RCL); Romans 13: 8-10 (RM) or 8-14 (RCL); Matthew 18: 15-20. If you have a family member, a…

Attempt at a Foundation at Lac Croche – Part III

Post author:Veronica Dunne
Post published:September 6, 2023
Post category:History RNDMs in Canada
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In last month’s “history highlight”, (Wednesday August 2), written by Lac Croche parish priest Theophile Campeau OMI, we learned of the festive reception the Sisters received when they arrived at…

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:September 1, 2023
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Jeremiah 20: 7-9 (RM) or Jeremiah 15: 15-21 (RCL); Psalm 63 (RM) or 26 (RCL); Romans 12: 1-2 (RM) or Romans 12: [1-2] 19-21 (RCL); Matthew 16: 21-27 (RM) or…

Beginnings and Endings

Post author:Susan Smith
Post published:August 27, 2023
Post category:Cosmology Eco-Spirituality Memorial
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I have recently been to two Catholic funerals for dear friends and was once again struck by the older theologies that so often underpin such events. We were back in…

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time / Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:August 25, 2023
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Isaiah 22: 19-23 (RM) or Isaiah 51: 1-6; Psalm 138; Romans 11: 33-36 (RM) or Romans 12: 1-8 (RCL); Matthew 16: 13-20. What’s in a name? Maybe, a mistaken identity?…

All In This Together?

Post author:Wendy MacLean
Post published:August 20, 2023
Post category:Food and Gardening
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“Because all creatures are connected, each must be cherished with love and respect, for all of us as living creatures are dependent on one another.” Pope Francis¹ From the day…

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:August 18, 2023
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Isaiah 56: 1, 6-7 (RM) or 1, 6-8 (RCL); Psalm 67; Romans 11: 13-15, 29-32 (RM) or 1-2a, 29-32 (RCL); Matthew 15: 21-28 (RM) or (10-20), 21-28 (RCL). It’s happened…

The Taste of Things VIII: Decluttering

Post author:Sandra Stewart
Post published:August 14, 2023
Post category:Personal Growth Reflections
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Several weeks ago I began an earnest attempt to “declutter” my space. It is really an ongoing effort. I culled my library of books. I brought to the thrift store…

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time or Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:August 11, 2023
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1 Kings 19: 9a, 11-13a (RM) or 9-18 (RCL); Psalm 85; Romans 9: 1-5 (RM) or Romans 10: 5-15 (RCL); Matthew 14: 22-33. Suddenly becoming aware of your vulnerability is…

Significant Moments from the Summer of 2023

Post author:Veronica Dunne
Post published:August 7, 2023
Post category:Our Times and Culture Reflections
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The summer of 2023 has already held many significant moments. Fires burning across Canada’s north; floods and tornados upending Eastern and Atlantic Canada; the hottest July on record world-wide. Several…