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LOVE HIM FIRST
WEDNESDAY OF THE TWENTIETH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Yesterday's Gospel was the story of the rich young man who is attached to his money and...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Aug 19, 20202 min read
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OH, SOMEWHERE IN THIS FAVORED LAND THE SUN IS SHINING BRIGHT
TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME My husband is with dad out fishing. A fishing trip I should be on—a fishing trip where I should be...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Aug 16, 20202 min read
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THE POWER & PRESENCE OF ALMIGHTY GOD
TUESDAY OF THE NINETEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME It is not the will of your heavenly Father that one of these little ones be lost....
Sarah Beth Dippel
Aug 11, 20202 min read
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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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HOPE FOR COURAGE
WEDNESDAY OF THE EIGHTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Cris is away at Fire Camp again, so last night, I watched The Blind Side. The film came...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Aug 5, 20202 min read
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SINK OR BELIEVE IN HIM
MONDAY OF THE EIGHTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Oh, Peter! The same Peter that Jesus entrusts with the keys to the kingdom is the one who...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Aug 3, 20202 min read
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LORD, I KNOW YOU CARE
WEDNESDAY OF THE SEVENTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME I live in one of the most beautiful places in the US. A fact not lost on the 40,000+...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jul 29, 20202 min read
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JUST A LITTLE YEAST
MONDAY OF THE SEVENTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME In today's Gospel, Jesus is again speaking in parables. This time it is the parable of...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jul 27, 20202 min read
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FOR THE GLORY OF GOD
FEAST OF ST. JAMES, APOSTLE We hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us. (2 Cor...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jul 25, 20202 min read
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MRS. VELMA
FEAST OF SAINT MARY MAGDALENE Six-years-ago this week, I was on my first Vacherie Mission Trip with St. George youth group. It was a...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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HE INVITES US
THURSDAY OF THE FIFTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Today's Gospel is only three verses. Three simple little lines that mean so much. People...
Sarah Beth Dippel
Jul 16, 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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