A Desert Sage
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Arroyos
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Morning Has Broken!
He is risen! Христос воскрес! The burial cloths, folded on the stone-cold slab which lay bare this glorious morning, testify “This tomb is empty!” The great stone sealing the cavern is rolled away, unable to fulfill its grim duty. Death could not hold Him and neither could you! Early morning…
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Covenants and Holy Ground
The ancients and holy ones trembled to approach the Holy of Holies – the Ark of the Covenant for fear of offending God. The Ark held the the most sacred of artifacts: the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments, a jar of Manna from Israeli desert wanderings, and the…
Dust Devils
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Forgiveness is a choice I make – not just during Lent!
Long held bitterness and anger are poisons in life I freely choose to drink, hoping fervently that they will hurt, if not destroy, the person who hurt me. But in reality, I’m the one drinking the poison; I’m the one dying pathetically and needlessly. In my youthful Army days I…
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Lies and Liars and the Father of lies
The exhortation of Jesus Christ recorded in the Gospel of St Matthew is our Summa Priorita, our #1 priority in life. We know this because Jesus tells us so. “And Jesus said unto him (the lawyer who was trying to trap Him), you shall love the Lord your God with…
Snapshots From The Heart
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My Eden Tree
Seems so clear when I look at Adam and Eve facing the Eden Tree on that ancient misty morning. The two of them in that moment, so pure and full of innocence. And there was that tantalizing presence, that insidious whisper from somewhere up in the leaves. “You will be…
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Snapshots from the Heart!
These snapshots are a brief moment in time, moments that touched my mind and soul through nature, through my fellow human beings, through my pets and other wildlife, and through moments of reflection in my meditations, in prayer and at Holy Mass. They have called me and touched me, as…
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My name is Stephen Ryan, and I am an author and speaker. Here’s a picture of me with my with my wife Barb. She’s been my greatest supporter in all my work!
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