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DAY NINETEEN 03.07.25 First Friday of Lent “Would that today you might fast to make your voice heard on high! Is this the manner of...

DAY EIGHTEEN 03.02.25 Eighth Sunday Ordinary Time “No disciple is superior to the teacher; but when fully trained, every disciple will be...

DAY SEVENTEEN 02.28.25 “A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap.” The Scripture...

DAY SIXTEEN 02.26.25 Wednesday “Give, and it will be given to you.” I got up at five this morning and the thought came through my mind:...

DAY FIFTEEN 02.23.25 Seventh Sunday OT When I was in high school, all I wanted to do was play basketball. Having had a defective heart...

DAY FOURTEEN 02.16.25 Sixth Sunday, Ordinary Time “Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours. Blessed are you who are...

DAY THIRTEEN 02.14.25 Saints Cyril and Methodius “They desired to become similar in every aspect to those to whom they were bringing the...

My dear friend Emily started reading these meditations and shared with me how cumbersome they are for continuity. The stories are fresh...

DAY TWELVE 02.09.25 Fifth Sunday, Ordinary Time “After Jesus had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Put out into the deep water and...

DAY ELEVEN 02.08.25 St. Josephine Bahkita Yesterday was a busy day of appointments and connections so I was unable to make my usual...

DAY TEN 02.02.2025 Presentation of the Lord “Thus says the Lord God: Lo, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me; And...

DAY NINE 01.31.2025 St John Bosco Justin, Trenton, and Natalie are huddled together at the I-5 pillar, backs against it to cut down on...

DAY EIGHT 01.26.25 “In the work of the Church, we must decide if we are with Christ or against Him, that is, if we are with the poor, or...

DAY SEVEN 01.24.25 St Francis de Sales “Make me a channel of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me show love.” St. Francis of Assisi...

DAY SIX 01.19.25 “Fill the jars with water.” Rico sat in the bus stop shelter at Market and Park, two men mulling around behind it....

DAY FIVE 01.17.25 “Give wine to old men and carry food to the sick, for they have worn down the flesh of their youth.”—Ad Monachos 103....

DAY FOUR 01.12.25. The Baptism of the Lord. “You are my beloved Son, with you I am well pleased.” 12.2.19 Message of Our Lady of...

DAY THREE 01.10.25 This morning I met with my spiritual father at Mt. Angel Abbey sharing graces and brokenness in my heart from the last...

DAY TWO Sunday 01.05.25 “Art is infection.” – Leo Tolstoy This past Thanksgiving I flew to Spokane for a five-day break to visit with my...

DAY ONE Friday. 01.03.25 I went out on the street today, walking gingerly without my usual maintenance cart filled with provisions. I...