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The Mystery of Redemptive Pain

The Mystery of Redemptive Pain

June 26, 2012
Steven Thomas
Reflection

My Lord and my God.  In agony, the suffering of a bloody Lord is the only remedy of a broken heart.  Often I have imagined…

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empty

My Son, My Son

June 25, 2012
Steven Thomas
Reflection

I’ve lost my first born son on the feast of St. John, The first of twelve. I think I said more expletives yesterday than I…

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Love's Reward

Love’s Reward

June 21, 2012
Steven Thomas
Reflection

It is never safe to play it safe.  To do God’s will in our lives takes faith, even the faith of a child.  If we…

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fog

Out of the Grey

June 17, 2012
Steven Thomas
Reflection

Gray day is mine it was expected to shine, the night comes her faded white dress hovers over her clouded shame could this be my…

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Adrift

Adrift

June 15, 2012
Steven Thomas
Reflection

The tides of western civilization are adrift; a new world order is taking shape since the fall of Kings.  Where man as individual and collective…

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CLARITY:Love and Gold

CLARITY:Love and Gold

June 14, 2012
Steven Thomas
Reflection

I think these two things are the most similar of all things, that is, in how human beings pursue them.  Everyone would like to have them…

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Surf Boards and Row Boats

Surf Boards and Row Boats

June 14, 2012
Steven Thomas
Reflection

Those that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.  I’ve rowed and I’ve surfed; they are two different creatures.  In fact, the type of…

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broken bonds

Living Free

June 8, 2012
Bekah
Reflection

I like rules.  Rules give me order, regularity, firm principles and guidance.  I mentioned before that I have often begun my Lenten observance with a…

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St. Louis Cathedral

Clarity 6

June 8, 2012
Steven Thomas
Reflection

OK, mop in hand.  Now what?  Start cleaning kids; know your limitations. How to clean–where can I start?  Let’s start with ourselves.  Can I will…

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prayer at the cross

Why the Supernatural?

June 7, 2012
Steven Thomas
Reflection

The Church is the deposit of faith, in which all the riches of truth regarding faith and practice are to be had; all we must…

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