Category Archives: Holy Spirit

Why “In Praise of Angels?”

Posted on January 29, 2015 by ganid11

Sharing the Joy When I was nine years old, I saw an ad for the American Greetings Company on the back of a comic book I had bought for 10¢ at the Century Pharmacy. It took up the entire page … Continue reading →

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Poem for the New Year: Illusions

Posted on January 9, 2015 by ganid11

  At first glance, this poem may seem a bit bleak, but there is one tiny clue (that capital “S” at the bottom) that in reality it is a hymn of praise to the Wisdom, Love and Care of our … Continue reading →

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THE DRAGONFLY

Posted on November 2, 2014 by ganid11

Mama was dying, and that was that. There just wasn’t any way around it. It was what it was. And I couldn’t sleep for the worry of it all. If ever there was an “annus horribilis” for our family, it … Continue reading →

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Beauty, Goodness and a Recipe: George’s Key Lime Pie

Posted on July 10, 2014 by ganid11

Well, thanks to Hurricane Arthur, it was a topsy-turvy sort of weekend in the Pines. While most of the country had beautiful weather for the Fourth of July, a cold rain fell from dawn to well beyond dusk here, so … Continue reading →

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Angel Gifts

Posted on June 21, 2014 by ganid11

It takes two years to become a New Yorker. You’ll be walking down the street one day and something will happen on the sidewalk – a glance, a stumble, a remark, a collision – and without even thinking you react, … Continue reading →

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Pope Notes 2.7: April 21-29, 2014

Posted on May 1, 2014 by ganid11

I’ve been struggling a bit to find the right way – i.e., the most useful, informative and ecumenical way – to include Pope Francis in these musings. As I indicated in my first “Pope Notes” a couple of weeks ago, … Continue reading →

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Betty’s Bradford Pears

Posted on April 23, 2014 by ganid11

In 1973, when my mother, Jane, died at 50 of pancreatic cancer, everyone agreed it was much too soon for one so vibrant, so giving, so clearly an instrument of the God she served to leave the earth. It’s a … Continue reading →

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