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http://ndfranciscans.org/fiat/the-storm-before-the-calm

As I sit here at the reception desk, toward the end of my shift, I have a lot on my mind. 
 
Poinsettias from the local garden center arrived about 45 minutes ago.  I’ll need to get them watered and, tomorrow, arrange them in chapel around the stable in front of the altar.  (I won’t go into complications...

http://ndfranciscans.org/fiat/the-storm-before-the-calm

As I sit here at the reception desk, toward the end of my shift, I have a lot on my mind. 
 
Poinsettias from the local garden center arrived about 45 minutes ago.  I’ll need to get them watered and, tomorrow, arrange them in chapel around the stable in front of the altar.  (I won’t go into complications...

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This morning, at Mass, we heard the account of Noah sending out a raven or dove after certain increments of time, to find out if the land was dry and ready for life again.  Genesis doesn’t say what everyone did in the meantime.  They (humans and many animals) were on this large craft for many weeks.  Surely, they were eager to put their feet on dry land again.  Earlier, as I announced rosary and Mass, which would be held in our chapel shortly, I recalled that it was February 15th, a day which had been designated by my dad as the “official last day of winter.” His explanation for this title was...

https://ndfranciscans.org/fiat/waiting-like-noah

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https://ndfranciscans.org/fiat/restoring-peace

In praying with this morning’s readings, a couple of points in the passage from Acts stood out to me.  The letter and exhortation from the first council of the Church, that of Jerusalem, among other things instructed the gentile Christians to abstain from the meat...

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