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Tag Archives: spirituality
Dream Pheasant
Once, in a dream, I saw a radiant white pheasant with colorful tail feathers fly up through the ceiling on its way to heaven. I knew this bird represented the soul of a man I’d been visiting in a nursing … Continue reading
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Tagged dream, meditation, spirituality, white pheasant
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Brigit’s Day
Beaghmore Stone Circles Northern Ireland best-wallpaper.net February 1, Brigit’s Day in the Celtic calendar is the ancient feast of Imbolc which marks the beginning of spring. Brigit, the female figure of divinity from Old Europe, was said to “breathe life … Continue reading
The Bell
There is one person amongst my Facebook friends who is likely to remember this bell. I have treasured it for many years, and sometimes used it during retreats. Here’s the awesome story– does it reveal the connectedness of humanity, of … Continue reading
Clarity
http://www.loyolaretreathouse.com/loyola/default.shtml In my blog Eternal Spring, I talk about not “fitting.” This is an important discernment and not to be taken lightly. We often don’t “fit” which doesn’t mean we should necessarily leave a situation. Our alienation might be something … Continue reading
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Tagged Ignatian, retreats, spirituality
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Eternal Spring
Winter Robin in Pear Tree–Ashland, KY I went to an Intensive training session at West Virginia Institute for Spirituality with the goal of learning how to more thoroughly administer the methods of St. Ignatius of Loyola to give others intensive prayer … Continue reading
Lion Speak
Well at least one lion spoke to me, but not in words. I was at a silent retreat. It was a particularly special one because at the conclusion of this retreat, I was to graduate as an associate of West … Continue reading
Spring of Eternal Life
Why should we pray? Or meditate? How does silent prayer help? It is a means of spiritual refreshment for the soul. Centering Prayer is a prayer practice that, according to Father Basil Pennington, dates back to an early church father by … Continue reading
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Tagged contemplation, Lent, Retreat, spirituality
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Blowing in the Wind: Second Best?
Today, at First Christian Church, in Ashland, my minister, Rev. Ike, talked about being second best. He made light of some of his own moments of being the bridesmaid and not the bride–my words, not his. He was funny, … Continue reading
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Tagged Jesus, Mary, second best, spirituality
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God Speaks in Many Tongues
The book we will be using in the Lenten Retreat, God Speaks in Many Tongues was written by Joan Chittister, a well known spiritual leader immersed in the Benedictine tradition. Benedictines are a monastic order who acknowledge the primacy of … Continue reading
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Tagged contemplation, Lent, Retreat, spirituality
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Thoughts on Sin: second of three blogs
Do Not Worry: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than … Continue reading
