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Solitary – Embers From the Fire

January 8, 2022
Solitary – 1/7/2022 Even though winter has set in I still try to get in an afternoon walk, just to get some fresh air.  Some days, like today, the air […]

Christmas Eve – Embers from the Fire

December 23, 2021
Christmas Eve – 12/24/2021    At the edge of the woods, at the edge of the meadow, a strong oak, limbs like arms raised in the orans position seem to […]

Oh Danny Boy – Embers from the Fire

December 16, 2021
Oh Danny Boy – 12/17/2021 I don’t know why my parents named me Dan, other than my mother shared with me that it was the name she preferred.  She never […]

Cheating Santa – Embers from the Fire

December 10, 2021
Cheating Santa – 12/10/2021 I am writing this on St. Nick Day.  Actually, it’s the real St. Nicholas feast day.  He was a Bishop in what is now Turkey who […]

Fresh Canvas – Embers from the Fire

December 2, 2021
Fresh Canvas – 12/3/2021 I will confess right at the beginning of this essay that I like snow.  To be more specific, I like falling snow. I like to watch […]

1st Monday of Advent, November 29

November 29, 2021
Preparing the way of the Lord with good works, time with Jesus, and expression of the dignity of the human person. – Dcn. Jerry Coenen Advent of Faithful deed & […]

Advent Calendar with Dcn. Jerry

November 28, 2021
– Dcn. Jerry Coenen invites you to pray through the Advent Season with daily deeds and reflections. Preparing the way of the Lord  with good works, time with Jesus, and […]

Birds and Feathers – Embers From the Fire

November 26, 2021
Birds and Feathers – 11/26/2021 Not everything that can be known, will be known.  While that statement may sound a bit pessimistic, it points to the reality of mystery in […]