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Temptation to Grace
About 250+ joined the livestreamed mass at Holy Family Artesia, presided by Fr. Joachim, who spoke of the gift of Holy Spirit given to those who obey God. God does not ration the gift of the Holy Spirit. I also attended mass at Casa Santa Marta in Rome with Pope...
All Shall Be Well
Julian was a 14th century hermit, called anchorite, who lived in a small place next to this Old Church of St. Julian (google photo) in Norwich, 100 miles of London. She chose to live in seclusion, praying often out of her longing for God and reflecting on: black...
Hear the Silence
Do you hear the wind blows? Can you locate the precise source of where it is coming from? Or do you simply follow its course? Greek word for both spirit and wind is pneuma, like pneumonia as a respiratory disease or pneumatic drill for air. Pope Francis, Fr. John...
Inner Joy
Today's 1215 livestreamed mass Holy Family Artesia had 259 plus folks plugged in, allow an average of 2 to 3 per device. Mine had me only. Homily of Fr. Joachim described Nicodemus, the Pharisee, who highly respected Jesus, and one who was well-versed in law, had...
Lumpia
At dawn, I could not sleep. So, I went to livestreamed mass at the Vatican, as with 12,500 plugged in folks, perhaps more as 2 to 3 per device. Pope Francis' homily is truly a treasure. He spoke of falling down, like a toddler learning how to walk and the Lord, acts...
Duc In Altum
Duc In Altum, latin for 'Put Out Into The Deep', the words Jesus said to His apostles after an unsuccessful night of fishing. Hesitant, but obedient, they endeavored to fish and rewarded with multitude of fish, nearly breaking the nets. It is a reminder to us of the...
Coming Home
Folks, we are anxious to be back into the public squares of our lives after 39 days of social distancing: church gatherings, birthday celebrations, coffee with friends, Dodger baseball games, musical concerts, plays in theaters, interviews of subjects in the flesh,...
Ava
Ava - a breath of new life, the name given to a Coronavirus-born infant by her mom/respiratory therapist who caught the COVID-19 and had caesarean delivery to give her lungs room to breathe. She lived so did her baby infant, born prematurely. That is how I feel...
D+N+A
When I got D/N/A, David/Nelson/Agreement in the mail, I was excited. Even more than excitement is joy reading @cathysegalgarcia freely write about her love for her fellow colleagues. It is so freeing and liberating to read Mon described by her as her idea of...