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Debra Asis

Debra Asis

Asking God For Things : is it selfish to pray for me?

Asking God for favors is not imperfect prayer. When we beg God for sunny weather or pray that our bursitis will go away or pray for…

6h ago

Asking God For Things : is it selfish to pray for me?

6h ago

Debra Asis

Imaginative Prayer : saving flying flowers

Apply your imagination to the story of the healing of the bind beggar of Jericho. (See Luke 18:35–43 below) Jim Manney

1d ago

Imaginative Prayer : saving flying flowers

1d ago

Debra Asis

The Creator Deals Directly With The Creature : waiting for a cup of tea

Heart to heart… creator deals directly with the creature… everything flows from our connection to God. Without it, it’s hard to sustain…

2d ago

The Creator Deals Directly With The Creature : waiting for a cup of tea

2d ago

Debra Asis

Not One Stone Will Be Left Upon Another : birth pangs

Hearing Jesus’ admonition about the temple, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be…

3d ago

Not One Stone Will Be Left Upon Another : birth pangs

3d ago

Debra Asis

Compelled To Serve The Truth : the tastes of martyrs

They sought countless ways to unmask the lies that justified the pervasive injustice and the continuing violence, and they made…

4d ago

Compelled To Serve The Truth : the tastes of martyrs

4d ago

Debra Asis

The Setting Moon : enough for today

Praying to read the signs of the times. Pedro Arrupe, SJ

5d ago

The Setting Moon : enough for today

5d ago

Debra Asis

The Difference Between Desire And Attachment : a matter of attitude adjustment

Attachment (what may be called disordered desire) always feels tumultuous and lacking in peace. Deep desire has an element of peace in it…

6d ago

The Difference Between Desire And Attachment : a matter of attitude adjustment

6d ago

Debra Asis

Heaven In The Midst Of Saucepans And Brooms : find it on ice

A classic expression of “finding God in all things” is attributed to St. Stanislaus Kostka, SJ, “I find heaven in the midst of saucepans…

Nov 13

Heaven In The Midst Of Saucepans And Brooms : find it on ice

Nov 13

Debra Asis

Prayer For Detachment : oh… to savor sacred fire

Cast from me every evil that stands in the way of my seeing you, hearing, tasting, savoring and touching you, knowing, trusting, loving…

Nov 12

Prayer For Detachment : oh… to savor sacred fire

Nov 12

Debra Asis

Devastation and Resurrection : a post-election essay

I was devastated by the outcome of the US general election. And, having spent fifty years meditating, studying, practicing, praying…

Nov 11

Devastation and Resurrection : a post-election essay

Nov 11

Debra Asis

Debra Asis

Noticing Ordinary Holiness along the way I aim to read the gospel of life in nature, poetry, art and every messy moment of my ordinary life.

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