Monthly Archives: March 2014

The Down Side of Getting Better

Posted on March 12, 2014 by tmrichmond3

So you start that diet, only to find you are now tempted by foods you previously had no interest in eating. Or you want the quick fix for your problems. Or want to test someone’s love. Or you just feel … Continue reading →

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Grace means…

Posted on March 7, 2014 by tmrichmond3

Originally posted on earthy monk:
I think this about sums up what God was trying to tell me today…

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The Temptation of Jesus

Posted on March 6, 2014 by tmrichmond3

  There will be a loaf of bread on the table. As I talk about what we give up for Lent, I will refer to the fact that often we are most sorely tempted when we cannot have something. I … Continue reading →

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Ashes to Go

Posted on March 5, 2014 by tmrichmond3

Father Joel, Mike and I hit the streets of Medford for our first Ashes to Go, where we offered the imposition of ashes to anyone who came by. Most people politely refused, but about half asked what Ash Wednesday was. … Continue reading →

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Walking the Spiritual Labyrinth

Posted on March 5, 2014 by tmrichmond3

EXODUS 24:12-18 12The LORD said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and wait there; and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction.” 13So Moses … Continue reading →

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