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Hail Mary;
My Powerful Prayer
In morning prayers, I close my eyes and visualize my home as a small cottage on an Irish shore. Plume of home fire smoke floating from chimney. Stony path out my door leads down a gentle slope through wispy grass to the sand.
The Big Book tells us to trust God
And a New Outlook on Confession
A thought for today from the Big Book (P, 68). "We never apologize to anyone for depending on our Creator. We can laugh at those who think spirituality the way of weakness. Paradoxically, it is the way of strength. The verdict...
About this Calix Blog
“Blogging is a conversation, not a code.”—Mike Butcher "Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant".—Mitchell Kapor "It doesn't pay to argue on the internet." — Bob Kurland Never volunteer! ...
Brief Announcements
Weekly online meetings (Zoom) are now being held. We send out a reminder with instructions for joining the meeting early in the week when meetings are held. Here’s the current schedule: Tuesday, 8 pm EDT: “A 12 Step Approach...
Christ is with You on the Road to Emmaus*
*NOTE This article was not written by me (drbob), but by my spiritual director, Deacon Tom C. It is taken from the homily he gave for the Third Sunday of Easter, April 19th, for which the Gospel reading was about the two...
Lent: 40 Days of Giving up, or 40 Days of Finding God?
INTRODUCTION Lent is upon us. Interestingly, my Lenten penance and goals have changed since my conversion some 25 years ago. As a preface, let me tell how I bartered with God before my conversion. At that time I was a worrier—I...
Wisdom from the Parish Bulletin
A good mate at our Church told me to read that part of the Parish Bulletin, ‘BREAKING OPEN THE WORD,’ this Sunday 31 January 2021. This week, Christopher Monaghan CP has a piece titled ‘What comes from within." What stands out...
“Easy Does It,” as the Scriptures Say
Philippians 4:6 -" Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." Within this verse is a call to take things easy. It is also a bedrock...
Virtual Flash Mob: The Hallelujah Chorus from Barcelona Church
A WORD OF CHEER FOR TRYING TIMES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jynUQjIXxM
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