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Lord, grant me the grace to dance before you, like King David did, with joy-filled abandon (you may want to send the Holy Spirit to give me dancing lessons too).

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The Goal

Is Heaven the goal or the reward? Perhaps our goal should be supreme happiness (beatitude) in this life. (I added this thought July 10 ‘23,  in light of today’s first reading (Oct 15 ‘25) it seems like heaven is the goal (and ”supreme happiness” is a metric by which you can tell if you will

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Wanting to win

Today’s ubiquitous lotteries make it possible for even the poorest person to potentially “gain the whole world.” A person doesn’t have to win the lottery to “destroy himself.” He only has to want to gain it. “Those who want to be rich are falling into temptation and a trap. They are letting themselves be captured

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Pentecost Novena

The novena in honor of the Holy Spirit is the oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of Our Lord Himself when He sent His apostles back to Jerusalem to await the coming of the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost. It is still the only novena officially prescribed by

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The Wise One

The Wise One a Snarl a Stare a Sneer from those far and near some don’t know me but they Loathe me because Lies yell in their ear a Gasp some Gossip a Glance all caught in this awkward dance who they Hate determines their fate if only they gave me a chance Triumphant Tough

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