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As I was preparing this message, a poem by William Shakespeare came into my head. It is his 29th Sonnet, something that I had memorized many years ago because it gave me comfort in troubling times. In doing a bit of research on it, I discovered that it was written at a time when Shakespeare …
Associate State Chaplain’s Weekly Message for May 29, 2020 Read More »
As we approach the end of May we also near the end of the celebration of the Easter Season. This has been an Easter Season like no other, for the lack of community celebration of the Mass has dampened our proper joyous attitude, but despite what has happened regarding Covid-19, the reasons to celebrate are …
The situation that we are all currently experiencing, in one way or another, has on several occasions led me, to contemplate the solitary, spiritual, quiet and prayerful life that many monks, friars and nuns have purposely chosen on entering Monasteries, Friaries and Convents, to follow their spiritual calling. It is not quite the same, but …
Associate State Chaplain’s Weekly Message for May 15, 2020 Read More »
As we continue addressing the difficulties of the Covid-19 pandemic and the isolation that has, for almost two months, become part of our lives, it is very important to keep in mind our need to constantly build up our spiritual resistance to things like laziness, frustration, irritability and even depression. These are just some of …
Associate Chaplain’s Weekly Message for May 8, 2020 Read More »
In the weeks following Easter Sunday, we are gifted with a great many Scriptural Readings from the Acts of the Apostles, and that makes great sense, for after the Resurrection, the role of spreading the message that Jesus gave his disciples, fell to them and us. That said, the one word that stands out for …