Author Archives: Barbara Dury

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God knows us before all time and he has called each of us, at our Baptism, by name just as he called the twelve apostles.  What is it that he calls us to do?  He calls us, just as he called the twelve apostles to follow him, learn from him and be his disciples. While most of us are [...]
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Ordinary Time.    Thank you God for Ordinary Time.  Advent and Christmas are over.  I don‘t know how many people this past week have expressed relief that the holidays are over and how much they are looking forward to getting back to their everyday routines.  I think that this is because it is in the ordinariness of [...]
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Real changes usually take place one small step at a time.  Most of us have two self-images; the idealized image of the person we want to be and the more realistic image of who we actually are.  For me, the purpose of my journey through life is to work at moving from the person I actual [...]
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I wish you all a happy and healthy 2012.  I guess I have never understood or appreciated the hoopla that surrounds New Year’s Eve.  What the beginning of a new calendar year signifies for me is a chance to reflect on the good things in my life and on those that are not quite so good.  What [...]
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We have a wonderful parish.  Thank you for all you do.  I wish you all a Happy and Holy Christmas and may the joy of Christmas be always with you; the hope of Christmas sustain you;  the light of Christ show you the way and the Prince of Peace dwell always in your hearts and in your [...]
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Just 7 more days to Christmas!  Advent is a time of expectation, preparing, getting ready.  Are you ready? Christmas is a joyous time as we gather together with family and friends to celebrate the event which changed everything, the birth of Jesus.  But Advent is much more than a season to get ready for Christmas.  Yes, we [...]
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The 3rd week of Advent!  It is hard to believe that Christmas is just 2 weeks away.  I don’t know if it is the abnormally warm weather or my crazy family schedule this year but I am having a hard time getting myself into my usual pre-Christmas spirit.  Most years I would have finished my shopping, wrapping, [...]
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From now until December 25this probably, for most people, the most hectic time of year.  As I look at my commitments for the next two months I am already feeling overwhelmed.  Don’t get me wrong, it is all good, but I do find myself asking when enough is enough?    How do I put more into an [...]
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I have always respected the wisdom and enjoyed the humor of Albert Einstein.  His observations of and his comments on our world and universe truly resonate with me and have provided me with much to reflect on.  It has become part of my daily routine to try and read a quote or two each day. When the [...]
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I think October is my favorite time of year.   The beauty of the fall foliage is breathtaking and watching all of nature preparing for the upcoming winter months is a reminder for me that God truly watches over all his creation including all of us, his greatest creation.  I think it is most appropriate that the [...]
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