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Contemplating the Healing of a Leper
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first four paragraphs of "Contemplating the Healing of a Leper"|I had been a leper for 30 years. It wasn't very bad at first. My family knew the law, and like me, covered up the first few signs on my skin. ...
Contemplating the Assumption of Mary
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Mary looked over at John writing at his table and smiled. He had always looked so young and the years had not aged him very much. She could understand why Jesus had such a special place in his heart for John, with his ...
Praying with My Mother
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
One Experience of Prayer|My mother has suffered from Alzheimer's for a number of years. We live thousands of miles from each other but I visit on a regular basis. With each trip, I witness her continuing decline in eating, ...
Finally, the Sacred Silence
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first four paragraphs of "Finally, the Sacred Silence"|I wanted to pray with my mother. After a half day in airports and on planes, I had returned for another visit to see her, another four days of watching ...
Praying for a Parent with Alzheimer's
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
"Take Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, my entire will... Give me only your love and your grace and that is enough for me." Ignatius of Loyola|Loving God,|Please bless every mother and father ...
Mothers' Prayers: Prayers By and For Mothers
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first four paragraphs of "Mothers Prayers"|Prayer for a Birth Mother, from an Adoptive Mother|Loving God, how can I thank you for the generous woman who gave us her child? Our years of sorrow and emptiness ...
Prayers for Fathers and Husbands
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first four paragraphs of "Prayers for Fathers and Husbands"|For Fathers Coping with a Teenager|Now what, Jesus? Once again I have been dismissed by my own child who looks at me as if I am a stranger and an ...
Elizabeth Remembers
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first four paragraphs of "Elizabeth Remembers"|What a time it was! What days those were! When I think back on them now, I am amazed at how natural and normal it all felt and yet how grace-filled and sacred. ...
Contemplating the Day After the Cruxification with the Mother of James and John
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first three paragraphs of "Contemplating the Day After the Crucifixion with the Mother of James & John"|Mary has finally fallen asleep so I'll step outside for a minute. Just sitting here in the sun feels ...
Jesus, My Friend in Capernaum
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first four paragraphs of "Jesus, My Friend in Capernaum"|"When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee ... and went to live in Capernaum by the sea."
Matthew 4:12. I often watched my ...