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Brian Swimme & Monica DeRaspe-Bolles, One On One Interview | The Story of the Noosphere

By Dionel Rodriguez | November 14, 2024
Join us in this One on One interview with Robert Ellsberg and authors, Brian Swimme & Monica DeRaspe-Bolls, as they discuss "The Story of the Noosphere".Get your copy today at https://maryknoll.link/p35Get 25% off  The Story of the Noosphere through 30 November 2024Brian Thomas Swimme is Director of the Third Story of the Universe at Human Energy, a public benefit non-profit that focuses on scientific and interdisciplinary research on the future of human collective consciousness. Swimme did his doctoral work in gravitational dynamics at the University of Oregon. With Mary Evelyn Tucker, he authored the book and film Journey of the Universe, www.journeyoftheuniverse.org.Monica DeRaspe-Bolles is a doctoral student at the California Institute of Integral Studies and a consultant at The Human Energy Project, Orinda, CA. With Brian Thomas Swimme and Devin O'Dea, she created the popular YouTube video series "Story of the Noosphere." She lives at Blueberry Front, Snohomish, WA, a research center for time-developmental cosmology.Watch the YouTube series!
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Thursday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time, Luke 17:20-25

By Dionel Rodriguez | November 14, 2024
Thursday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary TimeLK 17:20-25Asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come,Jesus said in reply,“The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed,and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’For behold, the Kingdom of God is among you.”
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Memorial of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Luke 17:11-19

By Dionel Rodriguez | November 13, 2024
Memorial of Saint Frances Xavier CabriniLk 17:11-19And when he saw them, he said,“Go show yourselves to the priests.”As they were going they were cleansed.And one of them, realizing he had been healed,returned, glorifying God in a loud voice;and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.He was a Samaritan.
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Tuesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time, Luke 14:15-24

By Dionel Rodriguez | November 5, 2024
Tuesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary TimeLk 14:15-24One of those at table with Jesus said to him,“Blessed is the one who will dine in the Kingdom of God.”He replied to him,“A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many.When the time for the dinner came,he dispatched his servant to say to those invited,‘Come, everything is now ready.’But one by one, they all began to excuse themselves."
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Solemnity of All Saints, Matthew 5:1-12a

By Dionel Rodriguez | November 1, 2024
Solemnity of All SaintsMt 5:1-12a"Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,for they will be satisfied.Blessed are the merciful,for they will be shown mercy.Blessed are the clean of heart,for they will see God.Blessed are the peacemakers,for they will be called children of God."
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Libby Osgood, One On One Interview | Green Saints for a Green Generation

By Dionel Rodriguez | October 31, 2024
Join us in this One on One interview with Robert Ellsberg and author, Libby Osgood, as they discuss "Green Saints for a Green Generation".Get your copy today at https://maryknoll.link/b06171In Laudato Si’ Pope Francis established care for creation as one of the central themes of Catholic social teaching. Yet that ecological consciousness has yet to take root en masse among the Catholic faithful. In Green Saints for a Green Generation young Catholic women on “saints”—canonized and not—who connected their faith to concern for the earth.   The writers include a wide range of figures, from the traditional, such as Sts. Clare of Assisi, Ignatius of Loyola, and Marguerite Bourgeoys, to contemporary figures like Thomas Merton, author Toni Morrison, and the Martyrs of the Amazon. By connecting these key figures to environmental responsibility, the contributors encourage the not-yet informed to become active, inviting younger generations to join the ecological movement, to take taking on the responsibility from their elders, and to shoulder the ecological burden for themselves.   Libby (Elizabeth) Osgood, CND, PhD, PEng, is co-editor with Kathleen Deignan of Teilhard de Chardin: A Book of Hours (Orbis, 2023). She is also an aerospace engineer who teaches sustainable design engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada. She is a religious sister of the Congregation of Notre Dame de Montreal.Order your copy: https://maryknoll.link/b06171
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Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, Luke 13:18-21

By Dionel Rodriguez | October 29, 2024
Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary TimeLk 13:18-21Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like?To what can I compare it?It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in the garden.When it was fully grown, it became a large bushand the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches.”
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Feast of Saint Luke, Evangelist, Lk 10:1-9

By Dionel Rodriguez | October 18, 2024
Feast of Saint Luke, EvangelistLk 10:1-9"Whatever town you enter and they welcome you,eat what is set before you,cure the sick in it and say to them,'The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.'"
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Joyce Rupp, One On One Interview | Vessels of Love

By Dionel Rodriguez | October 17, 2024
Join us in this One on One interview with Robert Ellsberg and author, Joyce Rupp, as they discuss "Vessels of Love: Prayers and Poems for the Later Years of Life".Get your copy today at https://maryknoll.link/vd2Joyce Rupp is well known for her work as a writer, international retreat leader, and conference speaker. She is the author of numerous bestselling books, including Praying Our Goodbyes, Open the Door, and Fragments of Your Ancient Name. Her Orbis books include Prayer; Walk in a Relaxed Manner: Life Lessons from the Camino; and The Cosmic Dance (with art by Mary Southard). Rupp is a member of the Servite (Servants of Mary) community and the codirector of the Boundless Compassion program. She lives in West Des Moines, Iowa.Get 25% off  Vessels of Love by Joyce Rupp through 27 October 2024#VesselsOfLove #JoyceRupp #LaterYearsOfLife #RobertEllsberg #OrbisBooks #Spirituality#BookLovers #CatholicWriters #PrayerfulLiving #Inspiration
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Wednesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time, Luke 11:42-46

By Dionel Rodriguez | October 15, 2024
Wednesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary TimeLK 11:42-46Then one of the scholars of the law said to him in reply,“Teacher, by saying this you are insulting us too.”And he said, “Woe also to you scholars of the law!You impose on people burdens hard to carry,but you yourselves do not lift one finger to touch them.”
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Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi, Matthew 11:25-30

By Dionel Rodriguez | October 4, 2024
Memorial of Saint Francis of AssisiMatthew 11:25-30"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,for I am meek and humble of heart;and you will find rest for yourselves.For my yoke is easy, and my burden light."
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