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By Renaissance Girl My soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Psalm 63:1 The scripture from today’s devotional caught my attention with its translation “my body longs … Continue reading →

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July 1 Echoes of Eternity For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. Jeremiah 2:13 My dear child, be content … Continue reading →

June 30 Echoes of Eternity Being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Philippians 2:8 Dear to My heart are those who will follow Me in My … Continue reading →

By Cantor The beginnings of Roman chant notation – from a Benedictine monastery! This is my last blog to be drawn from Fr. Klarmann’s book Gregorian Chant. For many of us, the story of Guido d’ Arezzo was made legend … Continue reading →

June 29 Echoes of Eternity Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for … Continue reading →

June 28 Echoes of Eternity And on the Sabbath we went out of the city by a riverside, where prayer was wont to be made. Acts 16:13 My dear child, I am nearer than you think, more present to your … Continue reading →

By Gourmet Nun What is it about sandwiches that make so many people so happy? It seems to me that the very same food served on a plate often gets less positive response than it does in a bun, on … Continue reading →

June 27 Echoes of Eternity Thou wilt show me the path of life; in Thy presence is fullness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures evermore. Psalm 16:11 I am your soul’s delight. In My presence is fullness … Continue reading →