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“You may have to wait longer than you would like, you may have to bear privations; but, bear and forbear.”
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“Believe me ... always and everywhere you will find people who will try your patience and you yourself will try theirs.”
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“The manners, the customs, and usages here are so different from ours that they will appear extraordinary.”
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“For true hearts, there is no separating ocean; or, rather, God is their ocean, in whom they meet and are united.”
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“O, how pleasing you will be to our Lord if you put yourself in the place of [others]...”

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Advent Poem
ADVENT journey down through the centuriesof people seeking Godto become flesh in their lives journey of people in high placesjourney of the lowly and the simplejourney of Mary and Josephjourney…

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A prayer for a nun in a wheelchair
By John Shea In the Convent of Perpetual Adoration on an eternal summer afternoon the three o’clock chimes called back the flight of the old nun. In her wheelchair before…

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To Mother Theodore and Companions
Fragile forerunners of ourselves, we thank you for your coming,Bearing sainted heroes’ names across the seas.You are a litany chanted down the years:Theodore, St. Vincent Ferrer, St. Ligouri,Olympiade, with St.…

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God of Surprises
Did you know that God has a playful side? If not why would God have created vast galaxies — miniscule cells, prickly bushes — lamb’s ear plants …
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