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2020-04-02T15:29:08-06:00

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Stay Home. Do Your Part. Be Grateful.

Last updated on: April 2, 2020 at 3:29 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

I’ve been reading comments from what I can only describe as internet nuts, carrying on like the crazies they are about the horror of not holding church services. I know that people are unaware just how crazy they sound when they tap out their basement thoughts on the internet. I’m also aware that most of them would not behave this way in person. But it’s still disturbing, reading the things a few people give themselves permission to say on venues... Read more

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2020-04-02T16:07:24-06:00

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We’re Not Going to Church this Easter. But We Won’t be Separated from the Lord.

Last updated on: April 2, 2020 at 4:07 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your Presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there If I take the wings of the morning And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall sustain me. Psalm 139. We’re not going to church this Easter. We’re staying home. But that does not... Read more

2024-11-12T22:09:33-07:00

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Pope Francis: How to See God

Last updated on: November 12, 2024 at 10:09 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

If you want to see God working in your life and grow closer to Him, you have to give up your pet sins, stop grooving on the lies of hate that you enjoy and open your heart. That was Pope Francis’ message at his general audience this week. From National Catholic Reporter: “To see God, you don’t need to change your glasses or your vantage point or change theological authors who teach the way. What is needed is to free... Read more

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2024-11-12T22:14:32-07:00

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Trump Changed His Mind about Re-Opening.

Last updated on: November 12, 2024 at 10:14 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

I don’t think I’ve ever prayed harder than I did after President Trump announced that he was going to re-open the economy at Easter. I don’t think that my prayers turned the day, although prayer from anyone is a powerful connection with the Power that holds all life and existence in existence. Without the love of God, nothing, anywhere, would exist. I give most of the credit for President Trump’s change of heart to the media. I also think that... Read more

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2020-03-31T09:34:07-06:00

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When in Trouble or in Doubt, Go to the Source of Light and Love. Pray.

Last updated on: March 31, 2020 at 9:34 am By Rebecca Hamilton

I am back. Unwillingly, but back. I’ve just spent four days in prayer, and to be honest, I don’t much want to leave that oasis. I could stay there forever. The wonderful thing is that one day I will get to stay there forever, and do it for real. Have you ever noticed how good we are at imagining hell? Our movies, poetry, sermons seem to find it easy to foresee hell. We can go lurid in our imaginings, complete... Read more

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2020-03-26T09:10:31-06:00

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Prayer Time

Last updated on: March 26, 2020 at 9:10 am By Rebecca Hamilton

I am taking a few days for prayer. I’ll be back Monday. Read more

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2024-11-12T22:22:25-07:00

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Pilot Brings his Father’s Remains Home from Vietnam

Last updated on: November 12, 2024 at 10:22 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Over fifty years after a little boy saw his father off for Viet Nam, he flew the Soutwest airlines flight the brought his body home. For over two centuries, Americans have paid the price to defend our democracy. We owe them more than words can say. Read more

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2024-11-13T09:03:25-07:00

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Justice and the Gospel

Last updated on: November 13, 2024 at 9:03 am By Rebecca Hamilton

Justice in the Gospel is a justice of repentance, change and mercy. It is the justice of walking in another person’s shoes. This video will seem harsh to people who have never felt what it’s like to be on the bottom of the wheel of life. The bottom line to it is that “There is no them. Them is us.” That is the social and cultural message of Jesus in two short sentences. There are so many ways we walk... Read more

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2024-11-13T09:22:35-07:00

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Pope Francis’ Commonweal Interview

Last updated on: November 13, 2024 at 9:22 am By Rebecca Hamilton

Pope Francis gave an interview to Commonweal recently. Among other things, he identified what he called “Neo-Malthusianism” as a problem that we are dealing with today. I hadn’t heard of Malthusianism, so I had to Google. According to Google, Malthusianism is the theory that population growth is geometric and that over time, the population will outpace its resources. The pope evidently sees this as wrong. He also said that Pope Paul VI, in his encyclical on birth control, identified this... Read more

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2020-03-24T08:37:25-06:00

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How to Make a Face Mask: Tutorials from People Who Actually Sew

Last updated on: March 24, 2020 at 8:37 am By Rebecca Hamilton

Homemade face masks will not protect you the way that a commercial face mask will. But they do help. A CDC discussion of homemade face masks as they pertain to novel viri in general says, Although insufficient for the workplace, this mask offered substantial protection from the challenge aerosol and showed good fit with minimal leakage … We showed that a hand-fashioned mask can provide a good fit and a measurable level of protection from a challenge aerosol. I want to... Read more

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