Musings Of Sourire d’Marie
Meaningful and Multilingual Storytelling of Faith, Travels, Classroom Teaching Chronicles and All Things in Between!
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You have not, for you ask not!: A towel and A hotel room
Signing up for the International Youth Forum with Communauté de L’Emmanuel as well as World Youth Day 2023 a couple of months ago was truly embarking on uncharted territory but I just knew that I was supposed to go. Getting to Coimbra was an ordeal in itself: from train rides to late flights and everything…
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You are Remembered!
In 2021, during the season of Advent, it seemed that Zechariah, the husband of Elizabeth (see Luke 1) became highlighted to me. During the entirety of that season, I began to ponder about the biblical stories that primarily were connected to him. Almost a year later in november 2022, I wrote this piece that I…
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In the meantime…..
The warfare is waging And the questions roaring The seasons changing Till when the waiting The tears flooding And the river emerging Every bone of my body shaking Till when the waiting My heart beating On every promise standing Looking, searching, seeking Till when the waiting Even in the desert thirsting Living Water drinking By…
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“La alegría es misionera” ¿Es la Tuya ?
El sábado de vigilia durante la Jornada Mundial de la Juventud 2023 en Lisboa Portugal, el Papa Francisco en su discurso a los jóvenes dijo una cosa que me marcó tremendamente. Nos dijo lo siguiente: ¡”La alegría es misionera”. ¡Ay qué declaración tan profunda! Pero la pregunta es ¿qué significa: “La alegría es misionera”? ¿La…
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Am I not your Mother?
Growing up, I never understood why some people loved the Blessed Mother so much. I was never close to her but I am sure she was close to me. I was born on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, so go figure! When I look back, I can see that people loved her because they…
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Belonging: I Am Citizen of God’s household
Have you ever seen a potato trying to be an apple? out of a simple desire of wanting to fit the mold? When I was a kid, I struggled to feel like I belonged. I remember often staying on my own from my peers yet I longed to be able to relate to them on…
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G-Man and The Good Shepherd
A few weeks ago, I went to Portugal to the International Forum with Communauté de L’Emmanuel as well as World Youth Day for 10 days. It was such an awesome experience on so many levels for me. I am still chewing on the nuggets received on this pilgrimage. I went with only three other young…