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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot: October 2008

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot. Why the dot dot dot? You ask. Faith gives us reason to think, muse and reflect at all times. Wednesday, October 29, 2008. Just when I thought I could be Tiger Woods. I played in a golf tournament on Monday for our parish school.  And it was such good times.  I was in an awesome group.  The weather was great.  The food was abundant.  And the beverages were cold. It just sure would have been nice to hit a few more fairways and greens. Posted by Pat Villa. So, as El...

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot: September 2009

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot. Why the dot dot dot? You ask. Faith gives us reason to think, muse and reflect at all times. Saturday, September 12, 2009. Doing vs. Being (or Being.and then Doing? This tension between Doing and Being has been a long, hard-fought battle in the minds and hearts of all people. For me, it has come up recently, as I've had the chance to reflect on my life. What then is Being? Is it some trendy idea being espoused on talk shows and self-help books? For when we are in...

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot: Confirmation...and conversion?

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot. Why the dot dot dot? You ask. Faith gives us reason to think, muse and reflect at all times. Tuesday, March 31, 2009. Ah, yes, more on Confirmation and conversion. I guess both have been top of mind for me since two of my most recent postings have dealt with both topics separately. But, if we were to look deeper, don't these two topics actually have a very direct relatedness? I interview all of our Confirmation candidates. And, to a person, all of them say th...

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot: April 2009

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot. Why the dot dot dot? You ask. Faith gives us reason to think, muse and reflect at all times. Saturday, April 4, 2009. Those of us in ministry have such a wonderful tool that helps us in our service of the Church. Being pastoral. In the easy decision and situations. And definitely in the hard ones too. However, what if we were to discover that the person who stole was trying to buy milk for his needy, hungry child? Being pastoral in action. Perhaps, in the interes...

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot: A Saturday morning with the Prodigal Son

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot. Why the dot dot dot? You ask. Faith gives us reason to think, muse and reflect at all times. Saturday, February 13, 2010. A Saturday morning with the Prodigal Son. I will be leading worship at a young adult retreat in a few weeks. The theme of the retreat is Welcome Home. And is based on the Prodigal Son story from the Gospel of Luke. As I reflect on the story (with help from Henry Nouwen and his reflections in Return of the Prodigal Son). However, my yes require...

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot: November 2008

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot. Why the dot dot dot? You ask. Faith gives us reason to think, muse and reflect at all times. Thursday, November 27, 2008. With this very thought in mind.  (You'll note in reading President Lincoln's proclamation that our country's issues in 1863 are not that different than what we are dealing with in 2008). Now, for us as Christians, this seems to be an no-brainer, to give thanks to God. And, it made me realize, that I suck at being grateful.  I'm not gr...To my ...

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot: Notre Dame and President Obama

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot. Why the dot dot dot? You ask. Faith gives us reason to think, muse and reflect at all times. Monday, March 23, 2009. Notre Dame and President Obama. So, there is a huge controversy in the Catholic circles concerning the University of Notre Dame and President Obama. Notre Dame's president, Fr. Jenkins, has invited President Obama to be this year's commencement speaker. Having the President speak at Notre Dame is a problem for the entire Church. However, the bi...

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot: July 2008

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot. Why the dot dot dot? You ask. Faith gives us reason to think, muse and reflect at all times. Thursday, July 31, 2008. Let's go fly a kite. I don't know what kite boarding. Is But apparently I am in the kite boarding capital of the world! So here I am learning how to fly a kite that would be used for this kite boarding stuff. Don't think that I'll be getting out in the water to do that, but there will be more pics and videos to come from this adventure. After the ...

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot: Dreaming about the Sacrament of Confirmation

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot. Why the dot dot dot? You ask. Faith gives us reason to think, muse and reflect at all times. Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Dreaming about the Sacrament of Confirmation. For those of you who are in Catholic youth ministry, one of the joys (and tremendously HEAVY crosses we bear) is preparing teens to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. It's joyful because we get to encounter Christ with teens. You know what they say: If it's broke, then fix it. What if the immedia...

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot: December 2008

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Thoughts musings reflections dot dot dot. Why the dot dot dot? You ask. Faith gives us reason to think, muse and reflect at all times. Monday, December 15, 2008. In need of a writing spot. Some of the great writers/thinkers I know have a physical location that aids them in their writing/thinking.  For some of them, they have several locations. Obviously, the creative process can happen at any time and any place.  But there does seem to be about your current surroundings that make a difference. Yesterday,...