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Lily Maiden: April 2011

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8220;Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the maidens.” (Song of Songs 2:2). Tuesday, April 12, 2011. We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? That is why Lent is about death. We have to DIE to our old selves, DIE to sin so that Christ can make us a new creation. Death is always painful. But resurrection is beyond the best we can imagine! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Striving to embody the meaning of my name: "Giver of Light". View my complete profile.

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Lily Maiden: Lenten Mini-Reflection

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8220;Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the maidens.” (Song of Songs 2:2). Tuesday, April 12, 2011. We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? That is why Lent is about death. We have to DIE to our old selves, DIE to sin so that Christ can make us a new creation. Death is always painful. But resurrection is beyond the best we can imagine! Oh so true Claire! A great reminder as we finish up this Lenten season. God bless. Lent is my favorite time of year.

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Lily Maiden: October 2010

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8220;Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the maidens.” (Song of Songs 2:2). Sunday, October 24, 2010. I wrote this as a comment on a friend's blog. And thought I would share it here, too. What does God’s love look like? His love is manifest not only to our sight, but each of our senses given to us for the purpose of experiencing and taking in His goodness! How do you know God loves you? And I am always moved by the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. When He appeared to St. Margaret ...When ...

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Lily Maiden: August 2010

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8220;Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the maidens.” (Song of Songs 2:2). Friday, August 27, 2010. Love Is Not Tolerance". What does it really mean to love authentically? How do we walk the fine line between tender and tough love? The great speaker and TV evangelist Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen offers timeless guidance in this poem. Love is Not Tolerance. Christian love bears evil, but it does not tolerate it. It does penance for the sins of others, but it is not broadminded about sin. I hav...

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Lily Maiden: A Priest Forever

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8220;Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the maidens.” (Song of Songs 2:2). Sunday, March 27, 2011. Today, my mom and I went to the nearby hospital to visit a dear, elderly Franciscan who recently took a turn for the worse and now needs the constant presence of someone to help meet his basic needs. We sought to offer comfort in whatever small ways possible.food, water, and conversation being some chief ways. I sang and read from one of my sister's. Such a picture of Christ. Lady of the Rose.

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Lily Maiden: Truth-Seekers vs. Open-Minded Cowards

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8220;Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the maidens.” (Song of Songs 2:2). Saturday, February 26, 2011. Truth-Seekers vs. Open-Minded Cowards. Wow Archbishop Sheen has such a way of nailing. It on really relevant topics! I've often wondered why "openness of mind" seems such an oft-idolized, twisted concept. Here we have the distinction between a necessary open mind and a narcissistic one. 8212;Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. Way to Inner Peace. New York: Alba House Publishers, 1994). I absolute...

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Lily Maiden: June 2010

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8220;Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the maidens.” (Song of Songs 2:2). Friday, June 18, 2010. This verse never fails to quiet my heart! 8220;To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven… He has made everything beautiful in His time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”. 8211; Ecclesiastes 3:1, 11. Monday, June 14, 2010. Sarah: Um, sir, repeat that line! David: "Diligent in my duties".

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Lily Maiden: February 2011

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8220;Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the maidens.” (Song of Songs 2:2). Sunday, February 27, 2011. The complexities of “ adult. 8221; and “ adultery. 8221; How can such similar words have such different meanings? Remarkably, the answer is that the words don’t share a common ancestor. “ Adult. 8221; comes from the Latin verb adolescere. 8220;to grow up, mature.” Students of Latin will understand what we mean when we say that adultus is the pluperfect. Of adolescere. Adultery. The real thi...

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Lily Maiden: December 2010

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8220;Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the maidens.” (Song of Songs 2:2). Thursday, December 02, 2010. I admit, I was succumbing to a bit of self-pity and restlessness the last day or two. But after 8am Mass this morning, that all changed. I watched a sweet elderly lady balance herself and her cane against a pew to put on her scarf, and realized she must have come to church alone. I know her from seeing her regularly at daily Mass, but couldn't remember her name. And how old are you, again?

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Lily Maiden: Upcoming Conference

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8220;Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the maidens.” (Song of Songs 2:2). Wednesday, January 12, 2011. I am delighted to announce that next month I travel to Dubuque, Iowa as a teen speaker for the Martha and Mary Women's Conference sponsored by "Springtime of Hope". Please pass along the word to anyone in the vicinity, visit their website for further details, and if you are from the area yourself I'd love to meet you! Theology of the Body. Cant wait to see you! View my complete profile.