The “miraculous in the common” here is that no effort or words were needed to know we were deeply blessed and greatly loved.
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Retrospective: 2005
August 26, 2012 
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… you are pressed by duty
and clothed with care,
and have no time
for butterflies.
be my Valentine(s)
February 13, 2012 3 Comments
The romantic notions of Valentines Day have little to do with Saint Valentine himself. Whoever he was.
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coda: a word of responsibility
April 24, 2011 3 Comments
It’s time to celebrate the empty tomb.
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April 23, 2011 1 Comment
For my good, and yours, he chose this death.
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April 22, 2011 1 Comment
It was the Father’s will to see him pierced by nails.
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April 20, 2011 1 Comment
The pain that Jesus felt was not the nails.
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on dying well
We have a lot yet to learn. But we are determined to learn it, and to extend grace with calmness and certitude in our final hours.
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