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9 Toes Step 4th

7/17/2017

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Mother Mary, when my heart beats too loud, fold me in your cloak and hide me from the world.


I run my heart over the ridged braille of reality until I see Your face, my God.

I cross the rapids of resentment on the sturdy boat of forgiveness.

Floating out to sea on a raft of Your love – what is Your will, my Lord – that I come further, further out or that I swim against the tide, back to shore?

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God peeping through the lattices of my day whispers in my ear, "What, did you think I couldn’t find you unless you were out looking for Me?"


There is an ontological abyss between me and my cat, but I can still love him and forgive him if he scratches me; so can God love us and forgive us.



If they showed a movie of your life in heaven, what would be the greatest graces?



The absence of annoyance is not joy, you will realize when you lose family members to moving away from your location or the earth.


I lay me down in the grave of time and cry out eternity!


If all the worldly is but nothing, shall I not ask a littler share?


Flow into God empty handed; that is to be poor in spirit.


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Soaking 9 Toes in Salt Water

7/3/2017

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On this July 2 blog, you will mostly be reading from 9 Toes in Eternity
as illustrated and annotated by Jim Ridley.

But I will sprinkle in anything spectacularly newsworthy or beautiful
(if told me allegedly by supernatural beings.)

 So, today is my first day at my new dwelling.  It is in Corpus Christi and it is an apartment in a large complex right on the Bay…especially chosen because it is just 2 blocks from an adoration chapel of a group of Philippino Sisters. 12 Hours a day.  I am hoping this will usher in a more peaceful, contemplative, life for frentic Ronda.
​Of course, being me, I got everything on the walls and in the right place
by the end of the move day.

Now it looks like my little room at Holy Apostles, except larger.
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Now here is what Jesus seemed to tell me:
"I am lonely. 
So many don’t want me close.
I want to live in you. 
Adoration of Me in the Eucharistic chapel will open you to Me even more. 
Be more silent.

Camouflage. 
I am camouflaged in the faces of those who give you their love, even though
they see your flaws…cherish them, cherish your Eternal lover."

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If you feel old and ugly when you look in the mirror don’t think “every day in every way I look less like Marilyn Monroe or Clark Gable," think every day in every way I look more like Mother Teresa or John Paul II.

When grieving about the loss of loved ones who have left this earth, keep your eyes open just the same to see who God is sending to fill up the hole in your heart.

Lord, lay Your hand on me and unfurrow my soul’s brow.

If you think you are the hero/ine of the drama of life and others are just secondary characters or cameos to enhance your show, you will be angry and disappointed most of your days on earth.

Not all surprises are negative, so don’t be pessimistic.

If I am too “busy and troubled about many things,” I don’t let Jesus into my heart enough to comfort me.

When check-mated by life, we see more clearly that we need Jesus not only as a model but as a savior.
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    Ronda Chervin received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Fordham University and an MA in Religious Studies from Notre Dame Apostolic Institute. She is a dedicated widow, mother, and grandmother.
    Ronda converted to the Catholic Faith from a Jewish, though atheistic, background and has been a Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Loyola Marymount University, the Seminary of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and Franciscan University of Steubenville. She is an international speaker and author of some fifty books about Catholic thought, practice and spirituality. One of her latest is LAST CALL, published by Goodbooks Media.
    Dr. Ronda is currently retired and living in Corpus Christi, Texas after her years of teaching philosophy at Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut.
    You can contact her via e-mail by clicking here or by emailing [email protected] directly.

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