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Eileen Custy SL

Mary and Joseph stand before Simeon who holds and blesses their infant son. Then he turns to Mary and tells her that her heart will be pierced with a sword…
Read MoreThis evening, we begin our celebration of the incarnation, God’s choice to live in our midst in the person of Jesus. What a wonderful gift to us. But I would…
Read MoreListening to the Gospel for today I imagine a tiny, bent-over, old woman shuffling up to the treasury box and dropping in two small coins from her meager funds. I…
Read MoreGod really likes surprises. In 1951 when 15 of my 36 novitiate classmates and I gathered for the first time at lunch in the guest house, which is now Knobs…
Read MoreSometimes I think the “Jews,” who in John’s Gospel passage for today refers to the religious leaders, get a bad rap. Let’s pretend for a few minutes. Suppose Aiden Miles,…
Read MoreToday’s focus is on faith and courage. We need both. There are two miracles in Mark’s Gospel for today, two of four that explore the power of Jesus during this…
Read MoreA gypsy man stopped at a well in a town square for a drink. After he drank he continued gazing into the well as if he was looking down at…
Read MoreGrowing up, I remember vines loaded with morning glories popping up every spring along the fence on the front of our property. No one ever did anything to care for…
Read MoreThere are some lessons to be learned from the man blind from birth. His healing allows us to look at both the physical aspects of light in relation to sight,…
Read MoreHansen’s Disease is a frightening, painful disease that for centuries was only cured by death. It is highly contagious, which as you know, fostered isolation and fear of anyone who…
Read MoreIf I saw John the Baptist walking up the driveway today, I would very likely alert the campus to go on full lockdown. As I thought about him, I wondered…
Read More“Render unto God what is God’s and to Caesar what is Caesar’s.” As a child I remember thinking about God as an old man – a grandfather though I didn’t…
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