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THE TINY WHISPER
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Today's first reading from 1 Kings is a favorite scripture of mine. Elijah is on the mountain of God,...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Aug 9, 20202 min read
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ORANGE SLICES & BOB SEGER
MEMORIAL OF ST. BONAVENTURE Today's Gospel introduces a joyful note into Matthew's tenth chapter, which is otherwise dominated by a theme...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jul 15, 20202 min read
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I SHALL HELP YOU
MEMORIAL OF SAINT KATERI TEKAKWITHA The feast of St. Kateri brings me back to my first summer as a full-time youth minister. I had been a...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jul 14, 20202 min read
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A WORTHY HOUSE
MONDAY OF THE FIFTEENTH DAY IN ORDINARY TIME Cris made it home from fire camp on Thursday. Friday, we spent the day on the motorcycle,...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jul 13, 20202 min read
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LIKE A SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD
TUESDAY OF THE FOURTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Yesterday as I finished up my blog post for the day, my phone rang. My phone never rings...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jul 7, 20202 min read
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THE DEMONS TREMBLE IN HIS PRESENCE
WEDNESDAY OF THE THIRTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME There were these two savage demoniacs . . . this is not the beginning of my bad joke...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jul 1, 20202 min read
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DO YOU CALL TO THE LORD WITH FAITH OR FEAR?
TUESDAY OF THE THIRTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME "Why are you terrified, O you of little faith?" (Matthew 8:26) Ah yes, the storm comes,...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jun 30, 20202 min read
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GOD DOESN'T ALWAYS SEND AN ANGEL
MONDAY OF THE THIRTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Cris and I have been married a year and a half today. This morning he got called out on a...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jun 29, 20202 min read
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CHANGE OF PLANS
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME It is pouring rain here today. That is unusual for Jackson; we are more likely to have a quick passing...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jun 28, 20202 min read
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I SEE HIM IN YOU
THURSDAY OF THE TWELFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME "I never knew you." Climbing up and up and up, Snow King Mountain this morning. I could not...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jun 25, 20202 min read
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THE GRIT OF LIFE
SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST It has been another morning where more things went wrong than right: a different one of our...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jun 24, 20202 min read
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THE ENDLESS TO-DO LIST
TUESDAY OF THE TWELFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME The Gospel of St. Matthew is filled with beauty. As we continue in chapter seven, today's...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jun 23, 20202 min read
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ONLY GOD KNOWS
MONDAY OF THE TWELFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Whew. Today is that Gospel. You know the one, remove the wooden beam in your eye first. Why...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jun 22, 20202 min read
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FEAR OF THE LORD
TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Speak in the Light. Proclaim on the Housetops. In our world today, it seems to me that fear and anxiety...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jun 21, 20202 min read
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CALLING HIM OUR FATHER
THURSDAY OF THE ELEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME In today's Gospel passage, Jesus teaches us to pray the Our Father. As one of the basic...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jun 18, 20201 min read
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MORE THAN FISHING
WEDNESDAY OF THE ELEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME On Sunday, Cris, Papa and I made our first fishing trip of the season. The Wyoming Game...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jun 17, 20202 min read
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THE KEY TO LOVING OUR ENEMIES
TUESDAY OF THE ELEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Love your enemies. Today's Gospel message is so straightforward that we cannot deny what...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jun 16, 20201 min read
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PEACE IS THE ANTIDOTE TO EVIL
MONDAY OF THE ELEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME I read this quote by Desmond Tutu this morning, "If you are neutral in situations of...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jun 15, 20201 min read
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POO, PIES & BACON GREASE
SATURDAY OF THE TENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Today's readings at first read might not seem connected. Although, if you have a morning like...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jun 13, 20202 min read
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GOD WORKS THROUGH EVERYTHING
MEMORIAL OF ST. BARNABAS, APOSTLE It was January 2014, our long bus ride from Baton Rouge to Washington, DC, for the March For Life had...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jun 11, 20202 min read
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