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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…

Feast of the Transfiguration or Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:August 4, 2023
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Daniel 7: 9-10, 13-14 (RM) or Isaiah 55: 1-5 (RCL); Psalm 97 (RM) or 145 (RCL) 2 Peter 1: 16-19 (RM) or Romans 9: 1-5 (RCL); Matthew 17: 1-9 (RM)…

Attempt at a Foundation at Lac Croche – Part II

Post author:Veronica Dunne
Post published:August 2, 2023
Post category:History RNDMs in Canada
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In last month’s “history highlight”, (Wednesday July 5), Sr. M. de la St Trinité Goutelle, gave us a sense of the trip of the second group of four Sisters sent…

Ordinary Time

Post author:Weeyaa Villanueva
Post published:July 31, 2023
Post category:Poetry Reflections
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In Balay Euphrasie, Davao this week we have been having conversations about Liturgy. I was reminded of how my eyes were opened to celebrating the Liturgical Season of Ordinary Time,…

Reflection for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:July 28, 2023
Post category:Scripture Reading
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1 Kings 3: 5-12 (RM in Canada and RCL) or 5, 7-12 (RM in U.S.); Psalm 119; Romans 8: 28-30 (RM) or 26-39 (RCL); Matthew 13: 44-52(RM) or 31-33, 44-52…

Inside Silence

Post author:Christina Cathro
Post published:July 24, 2023
Post category:Eco-Spirituality Reflections
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A few weeks ago a friend and I set out to go to Ashburton to buy a new budgie, a companion for my other budgie, Sunshine. The day was glorious,…

Reflection for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:July 21, 2023
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Wisdom 12: 13, 16-19 (RM); Psalm 86; Romans 8: 26-27 (RM) or 12-25 (RCL); Matthew 13: 24-43 (RM) or 24-30, 36-43 (RCL). This year I called an amnesty on the…

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Post author:Bonnie Dickie
Post published:July 17, 2023
Post category:Animal Companions
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As I write this my dog Luca is stretched out on his blanket in the hallway near the stairs, seemingly fast asleep. He lies there so he can keep track…

Reflection for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:July 14, 2023
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Isaiah 55: 10-11 (RM) or 10-13 (RCL); Psalm 65; Romans 8: 18-23 (RM) or 1-11 (RCL); Matthew 13: 1-23 (RM) or 1-9, 18-23 (RCL). The tiny packets of seed sat…

Seeing Through the Smoke

Post author:Claudia Stecker
Post published:July 10, 2023
Post category:Climate Change Our Times and Culture
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“Sorry about the smoke, eh?!” the Canadian MC quipped as the celebration of Canada Day got underway in New York’s Central Park. “We have some huge fans set up along…