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Solace in a Time of Isolation – Janet Ruffing RSM

Solace in a Time of Isolation The Poet David Whyte writes: “Solace is not an evasion, nor a cure for our suffering, nor a made-up state of mind.  Solace is a direct seeing and participation; a celebration of the beautiful coming and going, appearance and disappearance...

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Now What? – Noreen Manzo

“Now what?” That’s the question I posed rather uneasily to myself in mid-March when the Coronavirus interrupted our lives.  My husband and I had access to a modest family home in Connecticut with a magnificent view of Long Island Sound, so we decided to pack up and...

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Come, Holy Spirit! – Dan Schutte

Dan Schutte welcomes you to IVC's Pentecost Reflection Series. https://youtu.be/YHoX_DJ7WSc https://youtu.be/nhFlfm8cy9w   Dan Schutte is one of the best-known and most influential composers of Catholic music for liturgy in the English-speaking world. In addition...

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We Serve Because He IS Risen!

by Richard J. Massaro If Easter was only something that happened 2,000 years ago, it might be hard to relate to, hard to get excited about.  But Easter isn’t a one-off, over-and-done event.  He IS Risen. Easter is a spectacular eternal event. It embraces all that...

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Forgiving with Perfect Charity

by Mike Goggin The Twitterverse reveals to us every imaginable thought under the sun. Here’s one that caught my eye just yesterday, from Brazilian lyricist and novelist Paulo Coelho. “Be strong enough to forgive without hearing an apology.” I would like to make that...

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Clinging on by Letting Go

by Linda Zimmerman My mother woke me early to get ready for church. It was Ash Wednesday 1963. At Christ the King Church, I remember that the priest talked about the solemn purpose of Lent. He explained it as a time when Catholics traditionally follow three Lenten...

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The Way of the IVC Pilgrim

by Noreen Manzo Can you believe it?  Every IVC volunteer in the New England region traveled the Camino de Santiago de Compostela last year.   Well, at least that’s what we invited them to figuratively do during our annual retreat.  Although we didn’t travel...

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