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It’s a Coming-of-(Spiritual)-Age Story

Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret (2023) Ordinarily, I wouldn’t give a film like this a second glance. Coming-of-age stories can be interesting, if they’re set in the right time frame. This one is dated 1970. (I also suspect … Continue reading

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Another Ordinary Individual with a Spiritual Vision

Josemaría Escrivá (January 9, 1902 – June 26, 1975) This man is the founder of Opus Dei. He is revered for his plain speaking and grass roots approach to spirituality. Here is a YouTube video about his life. He was … Continue reading

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On the CBS Evening News, for the Last Two Nights

I Caught a Glimpse of a Sign Like This One: It was during their weather forecast segment (and the image wasn’t exactly like this). Ordinarily, I wouldn’t have even noticed, but this is where Chris Bledsoe lives, and where he … Continue reading

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It Would Be Wise to Remember This:

The Serenity Prayer (1st Published March 15, 1933) This prayer received a short mention in Ellie’s Meat and Potatoes Tarot video about the 16th Major Arcana card, The Tower: Well, that spurred the idea that we could look at the … Continue reading

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According to Gregg Braden…

How to Pray I watch this video yesterday, and I went away feeling like a prayer of mine had been answered. . . Amen.

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“Here Comes the Son!”

Miracle of the Sun (Fatima – October 13, 1917) There must have been something in the air that day. Expectation of a miracle, for one thing. And that rainstorm must have stirred up a lot of dust on the Santos … Continue reading

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“Miracles Happen All the Time”

An Interview with God (2018) Well, I’m going to have to admit that this film is as close to the reality of a crisis intervention as I’ve ever seen. And it feels true, too. From IMDb: “Paul Asher, an up-and-coming … Continue reading

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ISALPFY

We got word yesterday that a valued member of our Faith & Science group was in hospital about to undergo a heart bypass operation after suffering from a heart attack two days before. It was suggested that we link up … Continue reading

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The Lord’s Prayer (in Galilean Aramaic)

(From a Facebook post by Israel Kelly, this day, three years ago. See here, too.) Abwûn “Oh Thou, from whom the breath of life comes, d’bwaschmâja who fills all realms of sound, light and vibration. Nethkâdasch schmach May Your light … Continue reading

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Been Waiting for a Sign? Here it Is!

Venus and the Pleiades Two nights ago, my wife, Susan, saw this low-lying ‘light’ in the western sky. She wanted to know what it was. Yesterday, I saw the first images appear in the main stream media. I believe this … Continue reading

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