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Feast Day of St. Francis De Sales born: 1567–died: 1622
Patron saint of journalists.
Video – Song – Wings of  Desire

“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself.  Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them–every day begin the task anew.”

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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
Song: We Shall Overcome sung by Mahalia Jackson (video)
Song:  Go Down Moses by Louis Armstrong (video)
In a real sense all life is inter-related.  All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.  Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.  I [...]


Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.
- Thomas Merton


Every action of our lives touches some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
- Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Song: Sure As the Wind by Libana (video)
Meditation Video: Relaxing Sounds of Wind in the Meadow
Feast Day of Brother Lawrence (Roman Catholic observance)
God does not ask much of us. But remembering Him, praising Him, asking for [...]


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