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Got Ash?

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We have officially begun Lent 2013.  Have you been marked?  Marked with the sign of the cross?  Signed with Ashes?  Are there any remnants of the ashes a few days later?  Probably not - at least visibly.

 Yet, we were signed not only physically, but our showing up says something beyond Ash Wednesday - the first day of Lent.  Spiritually we have signed on to take seriously a season of the church that is truly up lifting.

 For me Lent is a time to seek, to trust, to believe in a renewed way God's grace is with me.  I approach this season as a time for growth - to stretch through Lent's call to fast, pray and give.  

 One spiritual practice that I am doing during Lent is reading and praying with scripture using Lectio Divina with two books of the Bible:  The Book of Wisdom and the Gospel of John.  The first because I pray for wisdom each time someone comes for spiritual direction and the second for the opportunity to ponder with the writer of this Gospel - the Word made f

How Do Dominicans Define Love?

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Happy Saint Valentine’s Day.  As Dominicans, we believe in this great gift from God –       LOVE I say that love is a gorgeous hibiscus plant with four new buds in the middle of February.  It is hope and goodness and kindness all wrapped into one. Go ahead – say what love is for you today!  Comment below. Peggy Ryan, O.P. Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin