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DARKNESS

Holy Ground

There is a writhing of joy a weight of newness and wonder I found myself with overflowing hands a tangled mess of gold, but still...

Day 8. Once again, I woke up in time to see the sunrise. Our schedule was rather packed since we were ending the retreat with late...

I woke up early enough to watch the sunrise down by the lake, to bask in the beauty that had been happening, and to continue to try to...

**Solemnity of St. Joseph Observed** Day 6. Fr. John Ignatius's sermon was on sinful, faithful, and heroic human fathers, in particular...

Happy St. Joseph's Day! St. Joseph played an immensely important role on my Eight Day, especially beginning on his feast day, but last...

Across the page from my first meditation of the day - a repetition of Mark 10:46-52, was Mark 10:13-15, Let the children come to me......

My apologies for the delayed post - I spent all day yesterday chaperoning a Catholic High School youth rally that I went to every year...

When we arrived for retreat, a recent snowfall was still fresh and clean on the ground. On Day 2 of retreat, the sun was out in full...

This morning I had the gift of being able to spend a few minutes in prayer in the Chapel where I spent so many hours on Eight Day. I sat...

FATHER, GRANT THAT ALL MY INTENTIONS, THOUGHTS, ACTIONS, DESIRES, AND IMAGININGS MAY BE DIRECTED PURELY TO THE GREATER SERVICE AND PRAISE...

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