Today is the feast of St Mary Magdalene....my special lady!
Actually the special lady of the Church..She is the APOSTLE TO THE APOSTLES.The one Jesus SENT to announce the Good News of the resurrection. Jesus told her to "go to my brothers and tell them..." The first to see the risen Jesus! A woman! The one he entrusted to take the Good News! A woman! Who said she was not an IMPORTANT lady....
It's unfortunate that in 591 Pope Gregory I identified Mary Magdalene as the repentant prostitute, the sinful woman who washed the feet of Jesus with her tears and dried then with her hair and anointed them with oil. This Pope did her a disservice as she is MORE than this...as we see in the Gospel. The one Jesus chose to a appear to FIRST...and then to asked to be the bearer of resurrection news! THe first proclaimer of the Good NEws! All this specialness: a woman!How happy and grateful we women ought to be! And I love how Jesus called her by name...and calls each of us as well.
How do we repond?
Let's be bearers of Good News....
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Good thinking....
A beautiful day today....we had two "chilly" for WI summer days. What a difference the sun makes!
Just found the following and thought it was good to share:
If you are depressed, you are living in the past.
If you are anxious, you are living in the future.
If you are at peace, you are living the present.
Thought that was right on....where are you...most of the time?
Hope and pray....at peace!
Just found the following and thought it was good to share:
If you are depressed, you are living in the past.
If you are anxious, you are living in the future.
If you are at peace, you are living the present.
Thought that was right on....where are you...most of the time?
Hope and pray....at peace!
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Mini-vacation
Some people go abroad...I go to green Bay, just miles north...no big deal, really.
I just had the "get-away bug"! But where? Especially for just the weekend. Did search possibilities. I am not a shopper, so the popular area north of us is not for me....primarily shops, and lots of them, but I get bored LOOKING at all I really do not need...may want.
So after some googling I decided on Green Bay. One of my Sisters agreed to go along. For two days we slowed down, toured some interesting places, and just enjoyed God's beauty.
On my return, my "bug" was still active, so I actually went to Bastille days which I had NEVER attended...LOTS of people, booths, music, and, of course, French food. Was there for about an hour, ran into friends from some of my former life, which was great.
It is good to do the unexpected, be spontaneous, and just surprise yourself.
Now I am preparing to go on retreat next week...my annual "spiritual get-away"...will return renewed, refreshed, and having had a spiritual shot in the arm....actually in my whole being!
Do you go on retreats? The best thing you could do....treat yourself!
I just had the "get-away bug"! But where? Especially for just the weekend. Did search possibilities. I am not a shopper, so the popular area north of us is not for me....primarily shops, and lots of them, but I get bored LOOKING at all I really do not need...may want.
So after some googling I decided on Green Bay. One of my Sisters agreed to go along. For two days we slowed down, toured some interesting places, and just enjoyed God's beauty.
On my return, my "bug" was still active, so I actually went to Bastille days which I had NEVER attended...LOTS of people, booths, music, and, of course, French food. Was there for about an hour, ran into friends from some of my former life, which was great.
It is good to do the unexpected, be spontaneous, and just surprise yourself.
Now I am preparing to go on retreat next week...my annual "spiritual get-away"...will return renewed, refreshed, and having had a spiritual shot in the arm....actually in my whole being!
Do you go on retreats? The best thing you could do....treat yourself!
Friday, July 4, 2014
July 4th....
July 4th! What is this day about anyway? What do we really celebrate? Commemorate?
Fireworks? Cookouts? Free day? Long weekend?
How many of us are consciously aware, not only AWARE....but ALIVELY AWARE, of the WHY and the WHAT of the 4th of July.
We pause, we stop....we celebrate...why?
And should not each day be a celebration of the 4th of July?
Fireworks? Cookouts? Free day? Long weekend?
How many of us are consciously aware, not only AWARE....but ALIVELY AWARE, of the WHY and the WHAT of the 4th of July.
We pause, we stop....we celebrate...why?
And should not each day be a celebration of the 4th of July?
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