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Sailing!
So we left Ketchikan and it got dark and sunset was pretty. Then, the next morning, sunrise was blue.Shades of gray blue as far as the eye could see.The ship moving through the ocean made me think of...
View ArticleThe Holiday Season Blues
I suffer a tad from seasonal depression. This is especially true in years like this one where the cold came early and the dark seems more profound because of the cold. Fortunately, my depression from...
View ArticleCome, O Wisdom
Today begins the O Antiphons at Mass. I was privileged to be able to attend Mass this morning before my sister arrived for a little visit. Both events were a nice treat for this late Advent. I used...
View ArticleCome, O Redeemer
Moses seeing the burning bush that was not consumed is one of those sign things. Something out of the ordinary that gets your attention so you know that God is speaking to you, to me. Lost in...
View ArticleCome, O Root of Jesse’s Stem
Come into history, Lord. Surprise me. Recognition of God’s love is a struggle for me. Even in the midst of bounty I can remember the fear and the hurt. It is my Advent journey this year, to feel the...
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Come, O Key of David
This is under the church of the Annunciation in Nazareth. This is the place where the angel came to Mary. God became flesh here. When I here "Come, O Key of David" I think of this as the place where...
View ArticleCome, O Sunrise
I leave my house to watch my grandbaby just before sunrise these days. The dawn this time of year is sometimes gray and gloomy, but when it isn't, the pinks, and golds are spectacular. Because I head...
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Come, O King of Nations
This spot is revered as The Spot where Christ was born. It is under the church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. I touched that spot less than a year ago. It was a tremendous blessing to be there, to be...
View ArticleCome, O Emmanuel
I love the name Emmanuel for Jesus. God with us. God with me. I go to daily Mass whenever I can. How often I am able to go depends on the season of my life. But, whenever I go, I meet Christ in...
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Just Breathe
I hosted the Christmas Eve gathering for my family. My mom (97) came 100 miles with my sister because she didn't want to miss this last family gathering of her life she said. Talk about pressure to...
View ArticleEleven Years, Happy Birthday, Hope Echoes
Eleven years ago today I started Hope Echoes. I have stepped away a few times since then and thought of abandoning the project entirely several times, but here I still am. I took down the Sycamore...
View ArticleGreet and St Frances Cabrini
My words of the year is Greet. I am trying to be mindful of that as I start this year. I tend to be shy and sometimes it is hard to Greet. A challenge to me, for sure.And my saint is St Frances...
View ArticleHope Echoes
Eleven years ago I named this blog "Hope Echoes." They say that you write what you need to hear. I am not sure who says it, maybe nobody. If not, I will say, "I wrote what I needed to hear." I...
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Galilee
So, as the sun was going down after the hospital stop, we headed to our hotel on the Sea of Galilee.This was my first view of the "sea." The Sea of Galilee is a lake, fresh water. Sometimes called...
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Around Galilee, Sermon on the Mount
Sorry, sorry, sorry....there was eye surgery healing nicely) and Easter and some stuff with my mom....but I think I am back. I will aim to finish up the Holyland one of these days.Nobody walked on...
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Capernum and Lunch
I most wanted to see Capernum in the Holyland. I can't even really fully explain why. I wanted to see where Peter was from. I wanted to see the place Jesus made as home base. And for some reason...
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After Lunch in Northern Israel
(In real time, I just got back from a trip to Chicago where my sister and I saw the play Hamilton and I had jury duty. But, on my Holyland pilgrimage I am still on Friday, January 19th, the eve of the...
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Heading South on Saturday Morning
Saturday,shabbot. Our pilgrimage group left Tiberius on Saturday morning. We were ultimately headed for Jerusalem, but we had many stops on the way. After breakfast I had one last look at the Sea of...
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Beit Shen and Jericho
Our next site was Beit Shen or Scaropolis (or something like that). It was a Roman city, one of the Decapolis, the ten Roman cities in the Holyland region.This is a model of the city.Looking out over...
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